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Plastic impeller or metal impeller: that is the question. When talking to customers about water pumps, the common perception is that a water pump with a plastic impeller is not desired. This also tends to be the consensus at website forums and Facebook communities. What do they know that we might have missed?
Fiat Chrysler recalls 494,000 Pickups for Fire Risk Read the story at Automotive News. This article raised questions that needed to be addressed. How could a water pump cause a fire? How many constitutes a “small number?” What does this really mean for ’13 – ’17 owners? To answer the first question, “How does a water pump cause a fire?” The story goes like this. If a water pump bearing gets too hot (bearing failure), the plastic wiring harness/loom above the water pump could melt, and the plastic could cause…
We have had really good success with the Covercraft winter front/bug screens that we developed for ’94-’02; ’03-’09; and ’10-newer Ram trucks. The design that we use allows the cover to be tucked behind the grill and under the hood of the truck. This is easy-to-install on the ’94-’02 and ’03-’09 trucks, but the ’10 and Newer/Fourth Generation owners have to remove the grill from the truck to install or adjust the cover. Left side covered up/Winter Front. Right side unrolled/bugscreen. For the Fourth Generation and EcoDiesel owners we looked…