Rod (NH)

I've never added a live hyd pump to my B - a C should be similar. I have added a live pump up front on my Oliver, direct drive off the crank. But I had the space available to nestle the pump behind the radiator shroud. I don't think you would be able to do that with a C. Such a pump would probably have to stick out beyond the radiator shroud. Plus, you'd have to give up the ability to hand crank the engine. I have seen an interesting way to add a live pump to a CA - a C or a B would be about the same. That method is shown below. Click the thumbnail for a larger view.

I think if I were to add a live pump to my B, that would be the way I'd probably proceed. Maybe you can get some ideas from it. The power to drive the pump would, of course, be limited by the belt drive and would be less than what would be available from a direct crank drive. You'd have to keep the gpm/psi combination (hp required to drive the pump) down to the hp that could be transmitted by the belt drive. If you are thinking about a relatively large pump, gpm-wise, then a direct crank drive would be the best choice. You would then have the entire engine hp available to the pump, if needed. The pump gpm would need to be selected based on the relatively low engine rpm input.

Rod