I always buy new parts rather than rebuilt when possible. Paul In a message dated 12/27/2003 7:40:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, IMP7T writes: > Hello Group, I just joined a week ago and thought this would be a good place >to find information on the 1970 Imperial I bought. I hope I am sending this to >the right spot. I intend to keep the Imperial as original as possible. So, >here is my first question. Part one. I am replacing the water pump. The pump >on the engine appears to red or orange. The rest of the motor is blue and >black. Is it safe to say the pump should be blue. It seems odd that the pump >had been changed, since the car only has 29,000 miles on it. Part 2. It >appears that you guys have varying opinions on everything from auto parts >clerks to the tire size to the color of hub caps. So I will add this question. >$20 for a rebuilt pump or $55 for a new one. I have other projects and I will >not bury (money wise ) myself in this car. I will not put a lot of miles on it >and it will not be a daily driver. If the two questions that I have submitted >are the hardest ones I can come up with, I will be a happy camper and owning >an Imperial will be a pleasant > experience. Thanks in advance, Jerry †Ûiÿü0Â)©z¸š•ÉnmÊ&N¬™ë,j°jËžÛhÊ‹›ÊØ^"j^®&¥1¨¥ŠxŠËO•æ¬z·©—+h™¨¥Šx%ŠËbš—«‰©\–æÜ¢f§w*.®·¬¦‰ì{¥•·¬…ªÞw…ëÞ¯*'xú⽫^™ë,j¬jwZ¶Öœ†g§¶Çè®Ø^Ù¢ž+-«h®Ë!¢é]mëžÛhÁææjË^®)©z¸š•ÉnmÊ&N… I@x -¢m§ÿâš—«‰©\–æÜ¢oîžË›±Êâmèm