Water Pump ?
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Water Pump ?
I will be replacing my bad radiator and replacing all hoses, radiator cap and thermostat and outlet housing. There is nothing wrong with my water pump, but wonder if I should replace it anyway? What would you do? Should I just leave it alone? If replace, what brand? Bosch? I don't know if I might start more problems with snapping old bolts, getting a bad replacement, etc. The motor is a 6.6L Thanks for your input.
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If your reasoning is "well i already have the radiator out of the way so i might as well replace the water pump" you could take that reasoning even one step further and say "well the water pump is off so i might as well replace my timing chain" lol, i'd just go by the old adage if it ain't broke don't fix it.
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If your reasoning is "well i already have the radiator out of the way so i might as well replace the water pump" you could take that reasoning even one step further and say "well the water pump is off so i might as well replace my timing chain" lol, i'd just go by the old adage if it ain't broke don't fix it.
+1, no need getting into things that work just fine. I like the adage, if it don't stink, don't stir it!
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If your reasoning is "well i already have the radiator out of the way so i might as well replace the water pump" you could take that reasoning even one step further and say "well the water pump is off so i might as well replace my timing chain" lol, i'd just go by the old adage if it ain't broke don't fix it.
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I've known a few people who just wanted to change their coolant and ended up doing a complete engine overhaul. If it ain't broke don't fix it. But if you plan on upgrading the pump to a better, bigger etc pump then go for it.
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No, it's not overheating. Just a bad radiator and that's it. I just drained the coolant tonight, and even that was clean. I'm having second thoughts about replacing the thermostat and water outlet. Again, themostat works great. I have a motorcraft one to replace it with, but I think I'll just put it in my parts bin for later. It's just because with the radiator out of the way, it would be easier to replace everything. But because of it's age, I don't want to go snapping bolts making this a hard job instead of easy. I'll take another look at it tomorrow. Seems the consinsous is to just leave the water pump alone. Might be the way to go as this water pump could last for years. Thanks for all your input.
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