Thread: 3.5 or 4.4?

Originally Posted by Shaneo

Hi all,

I'd just like to thank you all for all your help its been great.

ok I've had a look and yeah it loks to me as if there was a mec. fuel pump there and it has been blanked off just as you said oval shaped blanking plate just under the dizzy.

now what? have i been chasing the wrong pump?

should i go for a standard 3.5 pump?

I also rembember the pump had 1 male and 1 female locating dowls in it if this helps.

Cheers Shane

Means that you have the original 4.4 timing cover, if i was you i would get hold of a rover cover with waterpump and flog the 4.4 1 on ebay - youll get your money back on the swap and the rover w/pump is much better.

didn't think I could be so lucky

Shaneo, what is your location. Some one here will have what you need. If you are in Aus I can help you out a bit. I done heaps of these in the 80 and a few now. A lot give up on 3.5s and are cheap as a donor as they tend to sell complete Oil pump kits (over size)and water pumps are very getable for 3.5 and Z9 ford oil filter fits.
Tony

Hi I live in Picton N.S.W

just hold on a bit before you case up a conversion I pulled the impella out of the pump today to see if I could get a bearing and seal from CBC or another bearing place and found the impella sharft is worn as well so i thought bugger it and just ordered the repair kit.

I must say though I got a price from land spares at silverdale and he was over $50 cheaper than everyone else but still a $200 exercise

thanks for all your help i'll let you know how go.

Cheers Shane

Originally Posted by Shaneo

Hi I live in Picton N.S.W

just hold on a bit before you case up a conversion I pulled the impella out of the pump today to see if I could get a bearing and seal from CBC or another bearing place and found the impella sharft is worn as well so i thought bugger it and just ordered the repair kit.

I must say though I got a price from land spares at silverdale and he was over $50 cheaper than everyone else but still a $200 exercise

thanks for all your help i'll let you know how go.

Cheers Shane

Make shure the Timing cover doesn't have bad corosion damage or you will get a sump full of water. If it has epoxy liquid metal will fix it.

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

Make shure the Timing cover doesn't have bad corosion damage or you will get a sump full of water. If it has epoxy liquid metal will fix it.

Mine was corroded thru but i had it welded which warped the pump mating surface so i had to set it up in the mill and machine it flat again, that was 8 years ago and no probs since .

thanks for the tips i'll cheek it out.

the water pump housing it's self is in surprising good condition but will cheek the timing cover aswell thanks

Hi all,

got the pump back together and running fine after a air lock in the cooling system but all good now thanks a tonne for all you help.

anyone know what deg. the timing should be running at on these 4.4's ? or roughly where to start

It is duel fuel

Cheers Shane