Water pump for 1969

[HuntingtonSpider]

I remember reading that there are differences in the water pumps for the early cars. How do I know which one I need for my 69, I see there are a few options for sale, i.e. "electromagnetic water pump", etc. There are multiple ones on eBay that say they will work, but which one is right?

[narfire]

I'd contact one of our vendors to make sure. There is a difference I think as I needed on for the 72 and it looked a bit different to the 80 pump I had on the shelf.

[spiderrey]

68s has an electro something fan clutch with the fan on the water pump. could be a few early 69s have the same setup. These cars had a notch in the front x member where the radiator set a little more forward in the car. They also had a metal fan shroud which is hard to find. Got one of those stashed away. Narfire, chances are the pump for the 2 liter is different then the pump for the 1600.. The 1438 has 2 different water pumps that I know of. One for cars with an electric fan and one for the waterpump mounted fan.

[vandor]

It depends whether your car still has the waterpump mounted fan or not. There is one type with a long shaft that mounts the fan, and the later type that only mounts the waterpump pulley.
Do yourself a favor and buy parts form a Fiat parts vendor that is knowledgeable about your car, instead of eBay, where you have no idea if the sellers knows what he is selling or not. On, and yes, I am biased

[spiderrey]

You can always just buy the later fan and install an electric fan in front of the radiator like I did on my old 68.