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914 Water pump, Yes a SBC |
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Oct 20 2009, 01:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,169 Joined: 18-March 05 From: Orange County, California Member No.: 3,782 |
I'm replacing my Renegade/Chrysler BB pump, since it locked up last night. I didn't here any noise at all ? The engine does make a bit of noise but you would think there would be some warning. Nope ! Maybe something broke off and jammed up the impeller etc. The pump just locked up and melted the drive belt. My question is I have been running a standard pump and decided to get a high volume unit. My assumption is the quality is better than my last one and with A/C it might perform better moving more water. I guess with more pressure comes it own set of issues. One thought is the belt was too tight, and that's a good bet. I'm not running a Thermostat but am running a minor restriction in the thermostat housing, which I think I should remove.. ? Any one have any input here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) |
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Oct 23 2009, 10:41 PM
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Oct 24 2009, 12:11 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,169 Joined: 18-March 05 From: Orange County, California Member No.: 3,782 |
computer4Kids, That looks just like my pump, I'm really not too worried about the situation. I went out and got a pump that uses 8 blades. Looking at its stamped design using smaller paddles my thoughts are it will handle the pressure better. I'm no expert on the subject and would like a unit with a cast impeller so I will be looking into the pump our expert SLITS pictured as a back up.. Its sure a odd way for a pump to fail but I think it goes back to the weight of the water volume acting upon the impeller blades. If it were from a single hydro event my thoughts are a hose would blow or my recovery bottle would show signs of action. Sounds reasonable to me but what the (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) do I know ! |
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