Water Pump

Buy a new water pump. You have discovered how long the rebuilt ones last. Buy a brand name part, not the cheap crap at Advance/IdiotZone/O'Reilly.

As a rule-of-thumb: used, re-man or cheap parts go on a vehicle being sold or traded.

New factory parts go on one to be kept.

I have a hesco pump and haven't had any problems and it is several years old. It has a machine blade that supposedly is better than the blades typically on the pumps.

The OEM Water pump has been working great for 10 years+ on my 01 (I guess drain/flush/refill & replace thermostat every 2 years does pay off), When it goes I will replace it with another OEM pump.

Tim_MN said:

Buy a new water pump. You have discovered how long the rebuilt ones last. Buy a brand name part, not the cheap crap at Advance/IdiotZone/O'Reilly.

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I must agree with this. The last Azone one I bought only lasted 2 years and it was new. The bearing went out on it. I forget where I got the last one, put I think it was a Japan brand, not China. Check Rock auto and NAPA, and ask the AZ/O'reilys if they have a top name brand that is new, with a lifetime warranty, other than their standard ones?

Rock Auto, looks like an AC-Delco is the best one they offer.