daily_driver

anyone else use discount auto parts waterpumps??

those cheap 14 dolla ones with lifetime warranties??

well im on my 5th now... as of this morning....

yes im shipping out tormorrow, but now ill swap the pump out today..

it rumbles...

it sounds quite horrible...

the 1st time i heard it this morning when i started it i almost poopied a brick..

okay so ive gone more than ~85K miles.... but shouldnt these things last longer?? 85/5 waterpumps = 17K miles per pump!! :mad :mad :cuss :cuss :cuss :cuss


but hey.. they are the right price!!

FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

:lol: :lol: :lol: :blueangel: :blueangel: :jester :jester

those suckers at discount auto parts dont count on people like me that keep their cars for a looooooooooooooong loooooooooooooooooooooong time!!

:jester

i have lifetime waterpump, alternator,PS pump,mastercyl,calipers,starter+ a few others...

:jester :chevy :chevy

Alwyn678

Is it worth the trouble of replacing it every time?? I like buying quality stuff and fix it once :cheers:

daily_driver

actually i have electric fans and no shroud... so its only a 20 min job..

with my luck ill buy an expensive one and itll go bad just the same...

whats the saying??

poopie happens........ to me!

:smash: :smash: :smash:

Ganey

Some "rebuilt parts" are junk. One ex. Did a starter on a ZX, it failed in less than a year! Told the auto parts store mgr. it was not even worth installing :eek: even though free :eek: ! We traded up to a Bosch rebuilt to fix. That did it.

:cheers:

Alwyn678

Trust me It is not just you!!!!!!!!!!!! :smash:

GWHITE75

DD,

You might want to take a look at your belt alignments or tension adjustments. I would think that in 5 tries, you would get at least one put together good enough to hold up. Especially if you run only electric fans and no clutch or fan blade to pressure the bearings.

Matt Gruber

maybe you should invest in a tension gauge?
maybe the belt is too tight?

daily_driver

well how long should a waterpump last??

50K miles or so or what??

:confused:

the alignment is good and i always check the deflection using the good ol finger method :D

daily_driver

its a conspiracy./

its a conspiracy to keep da white man down by subjugating our mexican brethren into knowingly and willingly sabotaging crucial bearings all across manufacturing lines--hence deflating the value of american products and the american dollar in order to leverage more equal trading value in their country.

whew!!

glad i got that out!

:lol: :lol:

gerry c

Let's see......... how long should a pump last......

My '81 is still on its original..... 56K miles
My 454 in my truck is at 180K miles
My 2.8 in my S-10 is at 160K miles

Those are just my high milage GM ones, I have others. I've had a small block pump go over 100K miles. I've NEVER had one go out in less than 50K miles.

Are you running 50% anit-freeze? water pump lubricant if not?

Check all your pulley alignment, something is way off here.

Larry B.

It's the grease that makes the difference. There was a thread about this on the NCRS board. The original stuff uses a special(read expensive) grease. EL Cheapo's do not. Thats why they are so cheap... DUH!

Shutdown1

........ and we go to the polls every four years and vote for them.

Nicely said, daily driver!
:cheers: :cheers:

Cruzmeisters

Si, Senor! :smash: :smash: :smash:
Cruz

Chris Fowler

I just put in a new AC Delco. I refused to use one of the cheapes from the discount auto part stores.

I got lucky and got mine new for $54, though. :D

Shutdown1

You can't fool me with that accent man, there's nobody in Pburg now except snowmen!



Regards


'74 Turbocharged 350, "Molested to Perfection," class of '71

Barry's70LT1

My original water pump bearing seized at 6000 rpm.(@50K miles). The shaft instantly sheared off. At light speed, the fan travelled forward making a hole
in the radiator the size of your head.

I tried several rebuilt pumps after that. Seems the RPMs are the killer.
A few trips past 6K seemed to be the death of the bearings.

About ten years ago, I installed a Stewart aluminum pump.
No more problems !!!!!!!!!!

In all fairness to GM, my vette came with the "old" style pump. Small shaft
and small bearings. I believe in '71 they switched to the large shaft/bearing.
Less problems.
Barry

Cruzmeisters

Si, Senor! :smash: :smash: :smash:
Cruz


You can't fool me with that accent man, there's nobody in Pburg now except snowmen!



Regards


'74 Turbocharged 350, "Molested to Perfection," class of '71[/QUOTE]

Shutdown1: ya caught me, Bro ;) So tired of shovelin' snow in "Da 'burgh", my thoughts of warmer climes changed the resonance in my voice, effecting the cheesy accent :yesnod: :cheers:
Cruz