Exploding water pumps? Difference in early 273 water pumps vs later 1970s 318 pumps

When the AC was removed the wrong mix of parts was used.


Alan
Not that I know of pretty much everything is the same I just swapped the crank pulley to one with no extra groove for A/C which the water pump belt lined up correctly, the alignment issues with the alternator was years after I swapped to magnum heads