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Old 01-03-2011, 10:47 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by Jake Raby
At some points we have thought that one pump was better than another, but the fact is that it hasn't been..
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So Jake....Have you guys ever seen a water pump that just started shedding vanes from the impeller? If the impeller was completely gone, I would be more inclined to agree with the diagnosis that the water pump impeller broke apart. Normally when we are talking about water pump failure, we are talking about bearing failure. The bearing in this water pump is perfect. The fact that just the vanes are chewed off is what led me to conclude that the engine bits from the exploding case destroyed the vanes, and not vice versa. Truth is, there is no way to be sure what really happened. It's all water under the car now!!!

My two concerns now are how to adequately evacuate the cooling system of debris and will it be best to go with a OEM water pump vs. after market?
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