65_imperial
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I have owned my 65 Imperial for only a couple of years now but I have run into an issue with finding a new water pump. It has the stock 413 with a/c. When I purchased the car, the a/c was disconnected and the belt just ran from the alternator underneath the water pump rather than from the alternator to the a/c pulley. To add to this, the alternator belt always rubbed on the water pump a bit. As of now, I have been unable to find a brand new water pump to replace the one I currently have. I have never tried to run the a/c, nor do I know the reason for it being disconnected in the first place. My options at the moment are these:
1. Rebuild the stock water pump I have now
2. Find a new water pump that is identical to the old one
3. Attempt to diagnose and repair the a/c system, whether I take that to a shop or not
4. Purchase (if thats an option) or build an idler to attach to the compressor bracket to run the belt properly and not have to worry about the alternator belt rubbing on the water pump at all
I’m open to pretty much any suggestions at this point so any help would be greatly appreciated!
1. Rebuild the stock water pump I have now
2. Find a new water pump that is identical to the old one
3. Attempt to diagnose and repair the a/c system, whether I take that to a shop or not
4. Purchase (if thats an option) or build an idler to attach to the compressor bracket to run the belt properly and not have to worry about the alternator belt rubbing on the water pump at all
I’m open to pretty much any suggestions at this point so any help would be greatly appreciated!