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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report (relating to BW/IP, Inc. and
its subsidiaries) dated January 28, 1997 relating to the financial statements
and financial statement schedules, which appears in Flowserve Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.


/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Los Angeles, California
June 24, 1999.