Speaking as the owner of 3 different eBay water pumps of goodness only knows whose manufacture: The impellers are all identical. An impeller is nothing more than a little metal water wheel anyway -- what's the big difference that has people tied in knots? Are you sure you're not referring to the impeller groove, which is a function of which side on the back the big barb takes off, not the impeller itself? Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxx> wrote: > content22207 wrote: > > >I've never understood the big water pump controversy. There really > >isn't much of anything to go wrong inside a water pump. > > > The impellers are different, Bill. > > >For anyone contemplating a non-vendor purchase: be aware that PRV > >water pumps are made for two different backs, which I call "right > >handed" and "left handed" > > > This is true for the older PRV's but there are several other types, one > of which I have on a Safrane engine where the inlet actually goes > through the side of the intake manifold! > > Martin To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/