[SEL] Another Famous/Osborn question

[Judge Tommy Turner]

Mike,
    On the engines I have seen the water pump is mounted behing the 
engine on the cart or skids.  I don't remember seeing any brackets of 
special fixtures to mount them one, just screwed or bolted directly to a 
cross member.

Tommy Turner
Magnolia, KY


> Howdy all,
>
> Please take a look at the water pump for the Famous/Osborne that I'm 
> still thinking about buying 
> <http://homepage.mac.com/hmtucker/PhotoAlbum14.html >.  I guess that 
> you would call this a centrifugal type water pump that is driven by a 
> belt running off a small pulley on the crankshaft.  When Curt looked 
> at the engine, he couldn't find a bracket for mounting it and he and 
> the owner discussed but couldn't decide what it needed.  So, does this 
> pump mount directly to the engine or does it mount to the cart/skids 
> between the engine and the cooling screen?  Does it have a bracket or 
> does it mount directly?  If it needs a bracket, is that something that 
> will be an easy thing to find?
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Mike