rustyk
06-04-2009, 20:48
I just finished installing my second 6.5L TD waterpump today; the first was 3 years ago on the original engine to update it to the 130 GPM pump and dual thermostats (from Kennedy - highly recommended!).
WHO in the world designed a mounting system that has 19 bolts (13 in the front, of which 5 are for the front cover, and 6 from the rear)?!
As a footnote, the cause of the pump failure is odd. The engine is installed in my diesel pusher motorhome. Last year, while crawling around under it, I noticed the tips of the fan blades had some notches from wear. I cleaned them up, and forgot about it, figuring something had temporaily lodged between the fan and the shroud. Then I noticed a couple of weeks ago coolant dripping from the weep hole.
When I removed the fan, it was obvious the tip erosion had increased. Hmmm...(this coach has a steel shroud, and the fan balses are aluminum on a steel hub) there's only one way this could happen: Bad engine mounts. And that's the case. Tomorrow, it goes in, and I'll also check the universals to make sure they're not causing a bounce to prematurely wear the mounts, even though I grease them (with synthetic) every 12.000 miles.
WHO in the world designed a mounting system that has 19 bolts (13 in the front, of which 5 are for the front cover, and 6 from the rear)?!
As a footnote, the cause of the pump failure is odd. The engine is installed in my diesel pusher motorhome. Last year, while crawling around under it, I noticed the tips of the fan blades had some notches from wear. I cleaned them up, and forgot about it, figuring something had temporaily lodged between the fan and the shroud. Then I noticed a couple of weeks ago coolant dripping from the weep hole.
When I removed the fan, it was obvious the tip erosion had increased. Hmmm...(this coach has a steel shroud, and the fan balses are aluminum on a steel hub) there's only one way this could happen: Bad engine mounts. And that's the case. Tomorrow, it goes in, and I'll also check the universals to make sure they're not causing a bounce to prematurely wear the mounts, even though I grease them (with synthetic) every 12.000 miles.