Standerd Vs Reverse timing chain covers
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Standerd Vs Reverse timing chain covers
Hey guys. So I'm in the process of installing a March serpentine kit on the 302, and it requires a reverse flow water pump. Thats no big deal, but I'm in need of a solid answer as to if there is a dedicated timing cover for the reverse flow? Typing this out I'm realizing that there probably is, but some confirmation would be awesome! Thanks in advance
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I hate mechanical fuel pumps.
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Call the TECH LINE and make sure it is copacetic.
They Suck!
Go Here- https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6059-D351
Call the TECH LINE and make sure it is copacetic.
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Besides those spots for the sensors and absence of a fuel pump mounting spot, what is the difference between the reverse flow cover and the regular flow cover? From the pictures I am not seeing any. I would think a small redesign of the impeller and the reverse pump would fit right where the regular pump goes?
I believe I would call March. I personally would not use a serpentine setup if I had a choice. I would rather have the v-belt setup.
I believe I would call March. I personally would not use a serpentine setup if I had a choice. I would rather have the v-belt setup.
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Besides those spots for the sensors and absence of a fuel pump mounting spot, what is the difference between the reverse flow cover and the regular flow cover? From the pictures I am not seeing any. I would think a small redesign of the impeller and the reverse pump would fit right where the regular pump goes?
I believe I would call March. I personally would not use a serpentine setup if I had a choice. I would rather have the v-belt setup.
I believe I would call March. I personally would not use a serpentine setup if I had a choice. I would rather have the v-belt setup.
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That cover is a FORD PERFORMANCE PARTS (or whatever they are calling themselves this month) cover. It is supposed to take either pump.
Click Here- https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6059-D351
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Click Here- https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6059-D351
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HUGE functional difference between standard and reverse rotation covers, although it is a little subtle and might not be obvious in a picture (and often a catalog will only have pictures of one and use it for both). With the outside of the serp belt (instead of the inside of a V-belt) driving the water pump pulley, the water pump turns the opposite direction. So the impeller needs to have the vanes curved in the opposite direction, and the coolant passages that curve away from the impeller discharge need to be curved the opposite way.
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Originally Posted by Nothing Special
HUGE functional difference between standard and reverse rotation covers, although it is a little subtle and might not be obvious in a picture (and often a catalog will only have pictures of one and use it for both).
With the outside of the serp belt (instead of the inside of a V-belt) driving the water pump pulley, the water pump turns the opposite direction. So the impeller needs to have the vanes curved in the opposite direction, and the coolant passages that curve away from the impeller discharge need to be curved the opposite way.
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I don't disagree at all. I will repeat I do not know much about it, but he gave a description of what was different, and everything he described was something to do with the pump, not the timing cover. So why wouldn't a reverse rotation waterpump fit a regular rotation cover? It may indeed not fit, but I haven't seen or heard about the smoking gun yet.