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                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 Nos. 333-105682 and 333-92793) pertaining to The Gorman-Rupp Company
401(k) Plan of our report dated June 3, 2003, with respect to the financial
statements and schedules of The Gorman-Rupp Company 401(k) Plan included in this
Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2002.





                                 /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP




Cleveland, Ohio
June 18, 2003




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