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09-25-2009, 09:07 PM
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Location: Raleigh, NC
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New Water Pump
My brand new high flow water pump from Jegs started leaking today so I need to get a new pump tomorrow. Where is the best place to get one? NAPA or Oreilly's? The seem to be about the same price ($24) but I'm not sure of the quality.
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09-25-2009, 09:18 PM
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20' Daredevil (Ret)
 
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Re: New Water Pump
Good question. No Oreilly's near me, but I have used Napa water pumps and it was kind of a crapshoot. Years ago it took three to get a good one -- and last year I got a good one on the first try, so................
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09-25-2009, 10:04 PM
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Re: New Water Pump
Napa or you local mom and pop outfit. I always try to support mom and pop first..
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09-25-2009, 10:15 PM
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Re: New Water Pump
I just replaced mine. Got it at Kragen/Oreillys. Seems to work O.K. and no more leak. $24 seems cheap, mine was $42.
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09-25-2009, 11:24 PM
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Location: Southeast Missouri
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Re: New Water Pump
I just got one from O'Reilly's for my l6 250 and it works great with no leaks. I paid a little over $20 for it.
Napa use to have better quality stuff, but the quality seems to have gone down hill some. The one I got at O'Reilly's was a new lifetime warranty one. Danny
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09-25-2009, 11:42 PM
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Re: New Water Pump
I've had pretty good luck at my local NAPA store.
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09-26-2009, 05:45 AM
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I am a Referee of life.
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Re: New Water Pump
Get the lifetime one.They use better parts to rebuild them.I bought a cheapie(2 years ago when $$ was really tight) and it lasted about a year and a half.I replaced it with a lifetime one.
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09-26-2009, 10:19 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Re: New Water Pump
I got a new pump at O'Reilly's this morning for $42. They had rebuild ones for $14 and $24 also. Just painted it and am waiting for it to dry so I can put it back in. What do you guys use on the heater hose fitting? Do you use RTV or teflon tape? Also, how tight should I make it? My ond/new pump leaked as I got it to tight and cracked the pump.
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09-26-2009, 10:29 AM
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Between Trucks...
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Re: New Water Pump
I used teflon tape. Tight enough but not too tight. LOL.
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