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lowdrag
Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1585 Location: Le Mans
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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 5:58 am Post subject: Water pump drive |
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In investigating and researching the history of the XK engine, I was offered photos of the only XF engine believed to exist. It's based on the old Standard block, and I was most surprised to see the way the water pump is driven. As you can see from the photo, it is driven from the rear of the dynamo. Was this a common form of drive back in the day?
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alastairq
Joined: 14 Oct 2016 Posts: 1954 Location: East Yorkshire
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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:46 am Post subject: |
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I don't know if such an arrangement was 'common', but I think our gracious host {Rick, in other words!] might confirm the big Talbot also has such an arrangement?
Seems an easy way out of providing assisted coolant flow, without having special block castings? [Simply bolt separate watter pump to engine side?] _________________ Dellow Mk2, 1951 built, reg 1952.
Fiat 126 BIS
Cannon special [1996 registered. Built in 1950's]
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old iron
Joined: 22 Mar 2016 Posts: 185
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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 11:30 am Post subject: |
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My Austin 16/6 (1934) water pump is also driven off the dynamo. |
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7119 Location: Edinburgh
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lowdrag
Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1585 Location: Le Mans
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 5:30 am Post subject: |
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Just to let you know Peter that this is, we believe, the only surviving XF engine. According to François Prins there was an XG at the JDHT but it disappeared in the 80's. Back then it may well have been thrown away. Here's a better photo of the engine. It belongs to Nigel Webb by the way.
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7119 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Tony, I guess at this stage the crankcase was a rather different design than in the XG. Much closer to the XK.
Peter _________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk
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