49-53 Ford Flathead water pump rebuild.

[@Curtis1880]

I cannot praise you enough, Mr. Dominguez! Your entire Flathead series have blessed me in my new journey: I recently began resoration on a 1949 Ford F2 Pickup, and I believe that messing with Flatheads has gotten me hooked.

[@aarondominguez4533]

Sorry for the late reply, but thank you @Curtis 1880 I'm glad the videos are helpful.

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

I have rebuilt many engines and components in my seventy years, but I don’t know much about flathead fords, and I have always loved them. Now that I have one to bring back, I really respect your experience and attention to detail. Thank you for your help!

[@aarondominguez4533]

Thanks Raymond

[@Bigsbeee]

Wonderful video - thank you. My 51 F1 panel van likes this too 👍

[@aarondominguez4533]

Thanks PDS

[@bluesman6955]

Thank you for making a very well produced video. The tips you offered will help me when I need to rebuild my water pump.

[@aarondominguez4533]

Thank you

[@pamelabrenic6070]

Aaron these are the kinds of videos that are worth their weight in gold. Thank You so much

[@aarondominguez4533]

Thank you Pamela.

[@cratecruncher6687]

Nicely done. Thanks for sharing!

[@steventroglin5380]

Wow ! What a great video . Learned a lot . Thanks much

[@aarondominguez4533]

Thanks Steven

[@Wolf_Whistle]

Thank you Aaron for making these videos. I always thought it would be difficult to rebuild these pumps. You made it look simple. I have a million pumps and was going to toss them. I'm thankful that you made this video. Now to rebuild some pumps

[@aarondominguez4533]

Great Nicholas, I’m glad the video is helpful.

[@deborahledbetter3818]

I use anti - seize on assy... also impeller can be very close to housing .010 " Ken. Building flatheads 50 + years

[@tylercampbell3134]

Im rebuilding the waterpump for the flathead continental 4cyl in my bulldozer and broke my first seal somehow this video is great and confirms i did it right must have been a fluke. The shaft and seal in it is veary similar to the ford pumps. Thanks for the video

[@aarondominguez4533]

Awesome, I'm glad the video helped you.

[@tylercampbell3134]

@@aarondominguez4533 now well see if i can press the broke seal out and the new one in without damaging it

[@kburton2258]

Excellent video! Thanks for the knowledge!!

[@aarondominguez4533]

Thanks K

[@Henzster]

Aaron thank you for posting this video. I was stressing on how to rebuild my 1950 Merc's water pumps. There is a lot of good info in this video I would have over looked (measurements, wood cutouts, etc.)

[@aarondominguez4533]

Thanks Henzster, hope it helps you.

[@David-82]

Awesome, I am looking to rebuild my Flathead and I just found your channel. 500th subscriber, I wish you many more

[@aarondominguez4533]

Thanks David

[@Atlas.X9X]

Nice video, thank you for making this.

[@aarondominguez4533]

Thanks Joe

[@quagmiredavis4117]

The waterpump shaft bearing assembly is same for cooling fan ..

[@nazs24]

Excellent video!

[@aarondominguez4533]

Thanks nazs24

[@WiredCustomsSpeedShop]

Great Video Aaron!

[@aarondominguez4533]

Thanks man, I just used your "no spark no fire" video the other day to test the ignition on the motor that these water pumps are going on.

[@WiredCustomsSpeedShop]

@@aarondominguez4533 that’s great how did that work out for you

[@aarondominguez4533]

@@WiredCustomsSpeedShop I think it has spark now, but I have to wait until I try starting it to make sure.

[@WiredCustomsSpeedShop]

@@aarondominguez4533 you could always ground a spark plug to the block and see if you would like to make sure

[@BoxcarsGarage]

What's your opinion...truck vs car style... from a chassis fab perspective seems to me the flat truck type mounts would be preferred. I have both available. Thoughts

[@aarondominguez4533]

Hi Boxcar, usually the truck pumps are easier to install in a Hot Rod, but in a stock ford car the car pump mounts work great.

[@jerrytalley337]

Hi Aaron, I've been a mechanic/machinist for many years and your video answered some questions I had about rebuilding my 8ba pumps. You did a great job using what tools you have on hand. May I make one suggestion on the last procedure of your rebuild. My suggestion would be to press the impeller on by placing the pulley in the down position on the press thus having the impeller up and easily accessible to your feeler gauges. My thoughts too would be to press on the impeller with a socket closer to the center of the impeller taking away any flex.Thanks again for a very helpful video.

[@aarondominguez4533]

Thanks Jerry, good suggestions, I’ll have to try them out next time.

[@jerrytalley337]

@@aarondominguez4533 Hi again Aaron, I had another thought after posting. Could the snap ring in the Carpenter kit be to replace the one in the bottom of the bearing bore for the bearing to seat against? I didn't like the looks of it being used on the pulley end of the bearing bore either. Having a kit with no instructions is the pits. Yours is the only one on the 8BA pump rebuild with that very important .421 .429 dimension for seating the seal.That's what makes videos like yours so helpful. My pumps are going on a 53 8BA in my 42 ton and a half boom truck. One leaks so I'm rebuilding two cores I have.Thanks again.

[@slick-px4pq]

Just what I needed, thanks! Is the impeller the new style that increases flow?

[@aarondominguez4533]

Thanks slick. Yes, I think they are.

[@petepoling5199]

Hey Aaron it looks like you have the harbor freight press. There is a guy on eBay that sells a 3D printed big red knob for them so it is easier to release the pressure without using the handle. Just make sure you know if it has the roll pin style or the “t” style. You have helped me along the way with getting my AV8 on the road! Thanks for alllllll your videos.

[@aarondominguez4533]

Thanks Pete, I’ll look into the red ball. Glad the videos are helping you get your AV8 together👍

[@isacchris1]

A sealed bearing can still be infiltrated by sand dust dirt ext the slinger as you call it keeps contaminants out of the bearings hence a longer service life!

[@aarondominguez4533]

Hi Prince, good point.

[@markk3652]

I find it easier to simply order new pumps from Bob Drake. I don’t have the room for the press, and by the time I bought the press, I could have bought the new pumps.

[@aarondominguez4533]

Hi Mark, I saved enough money rebuilding these pumps compared to buying new ones, it paid for the used press that I bought. Now I have the press to use on other things😀

[@jacquespoirier9071]

The rebuilding job is basically OK, hust 2 things to improve to my advice, the first one is to use a light sealant as Permatex on the shaft and the bore of the seal and the second one is to have a tool machined to install your seal, it wont cost you an arm and a leg and you'll be certain that the seal race will not wobble and cause a leak. If the shat diameter is 0.625" and the seal bore is 1.500", you can use the Detroit Diesel seal #23506248, it fits rught there and the quality is much better. this unit bearing is available through industrial bearing suppliers with external shall diameter of 1.181" ( 30mm) and 1.500", the shafts are available in 0.625" dia for the 1.181" shell and a combination of 0.625" and 0.750" shaft for the 1.500" shgell bearing, They can be supplied with universal non hardened shafts that can be easyly trimmed to lenght. The lenght of the shells is standard. very good tutorial.

[@aarondominguez4533]

Thanks Jacques, all good information.

[@kennethhudson8013]

I want a flathead rat rod cruiser

[@donhoughton271]

How come you didn't show how to take the pully off?

[@aarondominguez4533]

Hi Don, I show how to remove the pulley at the 9 to11 minute mark in the video.

[@donhoughton271]

@@aarondominguez4533 ok, thank you.

[@donaldcampbell5277]

53 removed the mounting ear for trucks.

[@sawymer]

Aaron, I believe your last video is about 1 year old. Is everything ok with you?

[@aarondominguez4533]

Hi Sawymer, thanks for asking. We moved to a farm a year ago and I have been working full time again. My free time to build has been very limited. I’m doing well though, thanks.

[@wintermachine]

if you work on industrial, or farm equipment. you know how to rebuild a water pump.

[@tony.toronto]

Surprised no lube was used