Electric Water Pump
11-09-2006, 06:22 AM
#22
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RE: Electric Water Pump
ORIGINAL: 90gt831
how much will a belt run you anyways, i think i need one but some guy at jiffy lube wanted 60 bucks!!! so can some1 tell me what i shouold expect to pay??
how much will a belt run you anyways, i think i need one but some guy at jiffy lube wanted 60 bucks!!! so can some1 tell me what i shouold expect to pay??
11-09-2006, 08:52 AM
#23
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Southern Illinois (Carterville)
Posts: 181
RE: Electric Water Pump
I hate to say this, but Chevy uses electric water pumps (had one on my stock 95 Caprice Classic). So if those clowns can do it...So Can We. BTW, the Caprice was a hand-me down. The good pumps out there are well built and should be no problem for street use-no reason to be scared of them (mechanical, belt driven WPs fail also. I plan on having my electric WP & fan on manual control; I like the idea of being able to run them both after driving to cool the motor down.
11-09-2006, 01:23 PM
#25
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RE: Electric Water Pump
how much will a belt run you anyways, i think i need one but some guy at jiffy lube wanted 60 bucks!!! so can some1 tell me what i shouold expect to pay??
11-09-2006, 01:26 PM
#26
RE: Electric Water Pump
bro, if i was you i wouldnt do it, i stick with what i know works you know? NEVER go by hear-say when your doing something like that, if you dont know some1 that did it or havnt done it yourself, stick with it on a belt.
belts arent expensive run anywhers from 20-45 dollars, depending on what you get, in all my cases i ALWAYS use goodyear gatorback, if you have a stock car just get a stock belt, make sure its 6 rib, sometimes ppl dont pay attention to what they grab. goto autozone they sellt he goodyear gatorback. and if you dont have a factory belt just take your current one off and bring it in and size match or if you look on your belt they shoudl have some letters & numbers like i dunno what it begins with but the last 3 are going to be numbers like:
837
835
830
845
or whatever you have to go by the last 3 digits, 837 = 83.7 inches. and if you cant see it on your belt just size match, BUT MAKE SURE YOUR BELT TENTIONER PULLEY IS IN RANGE. i dont know if any of you have ever noticed it but if yo look by the bolt where its spring loaded they have an arrow and a range its suposoto be in. just get the size you think, get a size bigger, and a size smaller, try them all and bring back the 2 that dont work, then get an extra belt the size your using.
because if your somewheres like on interstate or on vacation or anywheres and that belt shreds or pops, your car will overheat in a matter of mins because no water flowing, no fan. scary site. heres pretty much a list of what i keep:
extra serp. belt
complete tool set(sockets & such)
flashlight or air inflater if you plug it in your cig lighter.
jack
tire
jackstand
a phone(always on me)
a jug of radiator fluid
extra quart of oil
all that has helped me at one time or another and has kept me from getting stranded or having to pay to have my car towed.
belts arent expensive run anywhers from 20-45 dollars, depending on what you get, in all my cases i ALWAYS use goodyear gatorback, if you have a stock car just get a stock belt, make sure its 6 rib, sometimes ppl dont pay attention to what they grab. goto autozone they sellt he goodyear gatorback. and if you dont have a factory belt just take your current one off and bring it in and size match or if you look on your belt they shoudl have some letters & numbers like i dunno what it begins with but the last 3 are going to be numbers like:
837
835
830
845
or whatever you have to go by the last 3 digits, 837 = 83.7 inches. and if you cant see it on your belt just size match, BUT MAKE SURE YOUR BELT TENTIONER PULLEY IS IN RANGE. i dont know if any of you have ever noticed it but if yo look by the bolt where its spring loaded they have an arrow and a range its suposoto be in. just get the size you think, get a size bigger, and a size smaller, try them all and bring back the 2 that dont work, then get an extra belt the size your using.
because if your somewheres like on interstate or on vacation or anywheres and that belt shreds or pops, your car will overheat in a matter of mins because no water flowing, no fan. scary site. heres pretty much a list of what i keep:
extra serp. belt
complete tool set(sockets & such)
flashlight or air inflater if you plug it in your cig lighter.
jack
tire
jackstand
a phone(always on me)
a jug of radiator fluid
extra quart of oil
all that has helped me at one time or another and has kept me from getting stranded or having to pay to have my car towed.
11-09-2006, 03:36 PM
#27
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Westminster, MD
Posts: 4,343
RE: Electric Water Pump
I don't get why everyone is knocking an electric water pump. I have one on my 86 no problem with it at all. If the car gets a little hot, I can turn the car off have the pump and fans still running and cool the engine very quickly. Of coarse you need to upgrade your alternator to power these kinds of things but thats a very simple swap.
11-09-2006, 03:50 PM
#28
RE: Electric Water Pump
nobodys knocking the electric water pump, were saying we wouldnt risk it, myself speaking and the others that agree with me probably dont know any1 with an elec. water pump therfore we dont know how it works, and we dont want to risk it. im sure its probably a nice accessory, but i wouldnt chance putting one on my stang because i dont know how it performs.
11-09-2006, 09:15 PM
#29
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Join Date: May 2004
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RE: Electric Water Pump
ORIGINAL: Ecstasy
nobodys knocking the electric water pump, were saying we wouldnt risk it, myself speaking and the others that agree with me probably dont know any1 with an elec. water pump therfore we dont know how it works, and we dont want to risk it. im sure its probably a nice accessory, but i wouldnt chance putting one on my stang because i dont know how it performs.
nobodys knocking the electric water pump, were saying we wouldnt risk it, myself speaking and the others that agree with me probably dont know any1 with an elec. water pump therfore we dont know how it works, and we dont want to risk it. im sure its probably a nice accessory, but i wouldnt chance putting one on my stang because i dont know how it performs.
Here is the deal on an electric water pump. It will free up about 6 hp, and it will cool more efficantly, esp at lower rpms. The advantage is that the coolant is always moving at the same rate and the water can be circulated when the engine is off (this is a real advantage at the track). The downside is that, like anything they can fail (even a tradional water pump can fail). This is not a common occurance though and is not a valid reason to not buy one. The CSR units are even rebuildible so if it dies, just rebuild it.
ORIGINAL: Ecstasy
ford put it on a belt for a reason.
ford put it on a belt for a reason.
ORIGINAL: 351w8bang93stang
+2 i dont even like electric fans!!! and serpentine belts, cus u lose one belt u loose everything, the water pump is for race applications only as far as i know, waste of cash, its like removing ur starter for wheight reduction and push starting it, seriously it will just make ur alt have to work harder and put mor load on the motor, theres no such thing as free power. turn on everything in ur car and tell me that the motor doesnt change idle cus its working harder and ill tell u to used the pump
+2 i dont even like electric fans!!! and serpentine belts, cus u lose one belt u loose everything, the water pump is for race applications only as far as i know, waste of cash, its like removing ur starter for wheight reduction and push starting it, seriously it will just make ur alt have to work harder and put mor load on the motor, theres no such thing as free power. turn on everything in ur car and tell me that the motor doesnt change idle cus its working harder and ill tell u to used the pump
11-09-2006, 09:21 PM
#30
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: cape giradeau,mo
Posts: 8,872
RE: Electric Water Pump
i'm not reading all this,but my 86 monte with a 350/400 had an electric water pump....they are built very well,and the housings don't hot like i'd expect...the only reason i have yet put one on my car...is i got so much wiring problems that what i'm running now is ticking