Quick question...Does serpentine setup water pump spin clockwise or counter?

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  1. scooper77515

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    Water pump is leaking. May as well use this opportunity to buy a new high volume pump.

    Just need to know what direction is spins so I know which one to buy. :huh:
     
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    If your current water pump pulley is smooth, its a reverse rotation. If its ribbed, its a standard rotation.
     
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    But is standard clock or counterclock?

    Mine is smooth.
     
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    I know some parts places list the pumps as clockwise or counter-clockwise. I was never sure if that meant the rotation when facing the back of the car or the front. :huh:
     
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    Faceing the engine..
     
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    Standard rotation is clockwise when facing the engine..
     
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    Correct. But when someone has changed their pulleys and stuff they could have changed something to create a reverse flow especially when dealing with a serpentine style.
     
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    OK, so when the one I have in the cart says Counterclockwise, it should be the one I need.

    Thanks a bunch!
     
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    when I changed mine over to the serpentine system, I routed the belt to turn the water pump the same way the v-belt turned it...:yup:
     
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    And what did that do for your cooling system?

    I assume that was for the chevy engine, and it needed to spin that way anyway?
     
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    it was on my... 72-302
     
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    AFAIK you can't mix up the pumps, the CCW pumps have a wider bolt pattern...

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