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Old 07-20-2013, 09:08 AM
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flathead water pump failure

I drove my truck to the local cruise in last night, when I got there coolant was leaking from the right pump. These are the modern type pumps i got from speedway or someplace. They are 3-4 years old and have maybe 10-15k miles on them max.

What is the normal life expectancy of these pumps? Can they be rebuilt? Or are they a throw away item like everything else these days.
Anyone else running them?

Seems they should last longer than that....
 
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Old 07-20-2013, 09:14 AM
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Are they aluminum bodied? Sound like Speedway's. Can you post a picture?

No way should they only last that long. I don't know if they use common enough parts to be rebuilt, but you might talk to Skip Haney.
 
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Old 07-20-2013, 09:37 AM
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No, iron pumps. Honestly don't remember where I bought them. I think drake, mac's, etc all sell the same pump.
 
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Old 07-20-2013, 02:00 PM
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12 years on my NAPA rebuilts with no leakage. Do yours have a special impeller, or just stock type?
 
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