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Author Topic: Beta Top Water Rail - what specification for remanufacture?  (Read 94171 times)
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« Reply #80 on: April 16, 2023, 08:22:50 PM »

Hi Alan

I seem to remember somewhere there was some talk about different water pumps or something causing the problem with fitting of the lower water rail?

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« Reply #81 on: April 17, 2023, 09:11:53 AM »

Hi Alan

I seem to remember somewhere there was some talk about different water pumps or something causing the problem with fitting of the lower water rail?

Peter

I have a suspicion (which I cannot prove) that the problems I had getting the lower water rail to line up stemmed from my use of an uprated VX/Monte water pump. Like I said, I can't prove this but the water pump was the only part of the equation that changed.

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« Reply #82 on: April 29, 2023, 08:48:58 PM »

It's possible that VX pumps are a bit deeper in the body, needs checking out really.
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