Water pump leak

[laxking012]

The water pump in my truck was leaking out of a hole in the bottom of it and i was told it has to be replaced, but before i could do that it stopped leaking. Does the pump still need to be replaced?

[johnracer]

Yes. Water pumps have a habit of intermittent leaks, but it needs replaced regardless......

Johnny

[laxking012]

Should i buy a new one or is a remanufactured one alright?

[johnracer]

Personally I'd get a new one. I'm not a big fan of reman stuff if I can get new. What make/model truck and what engine? Some are pretty straight forward and a reman might be ok if you have to do it again. Some are a pain, Duramax comes to mind.....

Johnny

[482]

Depends on your pocket book.
Reman would be fine.
A lot of brand new cars have
remanufactured parts on them!

[MEMRACING62]

Depends on your pocket book.
Reman would be fine.
A lot of brand new cars have
remanufactured parts on them! :shock: ?? please explain, do you mean from the factory or in preformance of warranty repair ?

[482]

I agree with johnracer though, I would buy
new if it was me for what good that does.
Got the wife a new car and when it was time
for front pads we found remaned rotors from
the factory! :cry:

[laxking012]

It's a 1994 GMC c1500 with the 4.3l v6.
I've looked at Summit's website and they have a new stock replacement for $40 or a reman one for $20
I was told by a friend from the track that it'll be easy to replace even for me since i'm only 17 and still learning a lot

[482]

What about Auto Zone or some local
parts house?
They should have one without
having to pay shipping and handling.
They may want a core charge until you bring the core back.

Just a thought

[laxking012]

i've checked with the NAPA store just down the road and the cheapest reman they have is like 25 so i figure after tax it would be pretty much the same if i got it there or online. Napa said it would be about almost 2 weeks before it would get here from the warehouse but summit it would ship tomorrow and be here friday or saturday

[482]

Wow!
I've gotten hard to find parts quicker than that.

Anyway have fun, water pumps are not bad to replace. :D

[TheYellaBrick]

My service van is a '94 Astro w/4.3 .
I r&r'd the water pump this past spring using a brand NEW one from Auto Zone. It was CHEAP (around 30 bones, don't remember the exact cost) compared to a reman having to be replaced AGAIN sometime in the near future. Critical parts like a water pump is where I do not want to short cut myself.

[johnracer]

Yep, those are pretty easy. Hardest part is scraping the gaskets off the block with the accessory brackets in the way. Take your time and get the block clean where the pump bolts up. Put a little sealer on the first few threads of the pump bolts too. They go into the water jacket and can leak.

For the price difference, I'd still go with the new pump....

Johnny

[laxking012]

Well I decided to go with the $20 reman one, i figured with money being so tight that other $20 is probably better spent on gas. Thanks all for the help

[laxking012]

Haha i like this.... I got the reman. pump from summit last night (wed.) and put it on today. Right after tightening the last pump bolt i spun it to make sure it spun right and noticed a wobble. So i called Summit's tech support and told them about it to get another one or something. I told the tech guy what was wrong and he put me on hold. After about 15 min. of holding he was back and said they were sending me another pump completely free to me not a single penny, and it will be here tomo(friday), and just to throw this pump away.

[MEMRACING62]

Dont fall to in love with those new pumps that are being sold . most are made in china and I have already replaces a few of them that were less than two years old due to seal failure.