an Apple?

 

Probably a whole lot less than the 1st one! Not to say that's cheap... just cheaper.

"Look honey, I saved $1,000!"

 

A snow cone maker!

 

a clock

 

Hint: This goes on the car in it's intended location - permanently! Oh crap... I think I may have given away too much.

Where's the delete key?

Delete!

Delete!

DELETE!

 

a dummy water pump, to allow the front pulley to spin a belt, but not restrict water flow through the housing?

external water pump installed....

 

No, no, no, an espresso machine.

Maybe a hot water heater?

 

Microturboencabulator?

 

Hacker, is that a trick hp adder in your avatar...4:1 means less oil req't, right?

 

Kinda......

Actually that is the result of working in the garage until 4am, a few and someone says: "I wonder how much oil is left in the bottom after filling up the car".

The answer = just over 200ml from eight quarts

 

A water pump with the block repair kit fused to it (i.e., failure of the repair)?

 

A duck.

 

A witch . . . burn her.

 

I am going to go with expensive.

 

Sorry, had to step away from my PC for some "actual work" related meetings. Although those were some good guesses. Especially the duck.

This is the first prototype for a waterpump "delete" system that will allow the use of an external pump. It is being installed tonight. This is way overbuilt, and if the concept proves solid, I will pursue a simple design.

Unlike my original idea of installing an anchor for a quality shoulder bolt and idler pulley assembly, this uses a 7xxx series aluminum bearing carrier that is currently holding a pair of sealed SKF bearings and a precision machine-tool shaft. The entire insert is designed to be rebuildable and servicable. There is a plug in the back for pressing the bearings/shaft out, and even the pulley iteslf has a removable component to measure for wear.

I figured it made sense to overbuild this one, and make it serviceable to test the concept of the remote pump. Future versions will be made differently or more efficiently *if* the electric pump ideas works out. I have plenty of different drawings for ways to do this.

First pump candidate, and most likely to succeed is the Stewart/EMP series pump. I will be testing a e558a, but their other e398a uses the same guts, but is machined to use less expensive composite inlets/outlets. Both are rated at 55gpm and 10,000hrs, which is the equivalent of over 3 standard pump lifetimes.

http://www.stewartcomponents.net/Mer...Code=ElectPump

I will also be testing the new Davies Craig EWP115. I know that DC has a bad name here in the states, and I understand from some key people in the distribution network that the new pumps are actually good. I spoke with the guy in charge of US warranty fulfillment, and he said that unlike the EWP80 which he saw several a week come back for seal failures, the new pump has only had one return to date.

I prefer the Stewart pump. It is *THE* best pump on the market - hands down. It is also $350-$400, so twice the price of the DC equivalent. I will try and test both and provide information when I have a chance.

I plan on driving down to SITM on electric pump power to prove the concept.

More pics to come in a few minutes.

Hans