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Old 01-27-2007, 11:14 AM
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Re: LT1 swap

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Originally Posted by CD Smalley
The LT1s with electric fans had the water pump driven by a camshaft.

Some of the civvie cars were given a mechanical fan, with an additional electric. Not sure how that effected the water pump. My guess would it would have to have been belt driven then.
The mechanical fan on the heavy-duty cooling option on the Caprice was belt-driven, but the pump is still cam-driven. The mechanical fan is offset on what looks like an idler pulley.

The 9C1s could also have a belt driven cooling fan, again as a part of the heavy duty cooling system.
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