59A Water Pump Heater Hose Fitting?

[PeterC]

Did any of the 38 and up pumps have a water tap fitting to allow temp or heater hose source? I was hoping to obtain a passenger side to eliminate the need to tap heater source from the main radiator hose.

 

[Ken/Alabama]

Im not aware of any. What I did is drilled and tapped a hole in the pump housing between the water inlet and the pulley and screwed in a valve with a 90 degree angle with 3/8 pipe threads on one side and a hose barb on the other and connected the heater return there. Been working for 15 yrs. I carry a spare pump thats also been drilled for that side just in case of a pump failure on the road.