Plastic raw water pump body
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I found my water leak. My raw water pump body is split wide open. Has anyone else found these split or cracked. I replaced the impeller at the begining of the season and it looked great. I used the proper torque and everything. Just woundering if I should simply replace it with a new plastic one or get an all new brass pump assy.
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Gig
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Gig
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The brass are very good, but the plastic is also ok. The key to not breaking them is to tighten them like a car tire and do it slowly. The torque on them is very low like in in/ft pounds.
Good luck
Jon
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Jon
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My plastic pump bodies are both pitted. The pits are in the body around the in/out ports. Impellers seem to last a normal amount of time (a couple of 25-hour seasons).
I do plan to go to the bronze body pumps at Procharger time.
I do plan to go to the bronze body pumps at Procharger time.
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SeaDated,
I have a plastic body that you can have if you want it, it is 1 year old (used 1 season). I later had a pump problem and replaced the whole thing with the bronze assembly.
Todd Howerton
Outlaw Performance Products
Cumming GA
770-844-1777
I have a plastic body that you can have if you want it, it is 1 year old (used 1 season). I later had a pump problem and replaced the whole thing with the bronze assembly.
Todd Howerton
Outlaw Performance Products
Cumming GA
770-844-1777
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Just split mine top and bottom last week. I could not figure why it would break, so I assumed I over tightened. As stupid as this sounds, I think I overtightened the hoses, atleast that would make the most sense from where the craks were, and recently I had the hoses off to make room for some other work I was doing. I replaced it with the plastic housing, becuase this was probably my error, not the part. WHile you are in there, spend the extra $25 and put a new impellar in as well. My .02