Thread: I found what blew in my engine!

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That's exactly it, never in my wildest imagination did I think it was the water pump. It sounded just like something in the valvetrain went, a roller rocker, a pushrod, something bad. The car even started running badly, I guess from trying to turn the water pump. It even cranked slow when I started it to drive it on the trailer.

That is two of these exact same pumps that have blown in a very short period of time. When the gasket blew out of the bottom of the one in Daytona (it was the gasket between the pump and plate on the back, the one you don't ever have to touch) it blew back in my face and I was blinded temporarily and luckily got off the road.

I am going to move up the ladder at Summit to someone in charge of Customer Service. One I can understand, but two is way out of line.

Don

Wow Don, I would never have looked at the water pump either, especially after you already had one fail earlier. I expect Summit will quickly agree to replace the pump for you, but it will be interesting to see how they react to your suggestion that they pick up your consequential costs, too. Warranties generally specifically exclude consequential damages, limiting liability to replacing the part that fails and sometimes covering in and out labor, too. I'm sure you'll keep us informed.

Don, Man that just sucks. I also am of the opinion that Summit will replace the pump. I would be surprised though if the remburse you any of the other costs, hope I'm wrong, and I also hope you push this as hard as you can but sadly I know how these things usually go in this day and age.

Now with the above said, I also would not expect another pump to be a lot better. Looks like someone has a real quality control problem. Maybe sense this is your car and not Summits you could come up with a fix even for the replacement pump I am sure you will recieve. Looking at those parts and just a thought, why not drill the difuser ring and then rosette weld it to the vane? That way you are in control of the quality. Sad that you may need to do this or come up with some other remedy, but theres always the Hot Rodders way.

Roland