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KA24E water pump pulley on a DE?

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#1 ·
Can anyone confirm that an E water pump pulley will align right on a DE engine? I read in one place on the internet that someone outside this community did this swap on a DE engine that was in a different car (510 maybe). I believe this might be desirable since the E pulley may be larger than the DE pulley and therefore would underdrive the water pump.

Thank you,
Ben
 
#4 ·
Just for confirmation, I'll answer my own question. :) Yes it does fit and the lines up such that the DE belt contacts the first three ribs E pulley. The inner most rib towards the backside of the pulley is not used when the E pulley is on the DE engine. The E pulley is about 1/3 inch larger in diameter than the DE pulley.
 
#6 ·
^^ Really? Since posting this question, I have found two, maybe three sources of information agreeing with that fact that the E water pump pulley is a little larger and also it is a 4 rib instead of a three rib that the DE has. The difference in diameter could be mistaken for the same size as the E is only about 1/3 to maybe 1/2 inch larger. Was your a three or four rib? It should have been a 4 rib I would think.