Rockhound
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gotta replace her and i am tight on time. on a scale of 1 to 1 how difficult can i expect this to be? thanks guys
Rockhound
Rockhound
Wiley Coyote said:It looks like I’m going to be in the same boat here shortly. I don’t think that my water pump has many more miles left in it. If I’m going to have to replace it anyways, why not go to a hi-flow unit. Has anyone used the Flow Kooler or Hesco hi-flow water pumps? I’ve read a small article about the Flow Kooler in a magazine, but I don’t really trust their reviews. It seems like advertising dollars have a lot to do with reported product performance.
Wiley Coyote said:XJZ Thanks for the info, it sounds like Hesco is the way to go. It’s bad enough to have to replace the pump once, but three times in a row is ridiculous. Did you use one of the GDI radiators? I’m stockpiling parts now to do a massive cooling system upgrade this summer. I already put in a 160-degree thermostat, hi-flow housing, added vents to the hood and raised it a *” (for improved air flow). Next parts on the list are a water pump (looks like Hesco now), GDI 3 core radiator, Perma-cool flex fan/spacer and an auxiliary fan out of a ’96 or newer XJ. If that won’t fix my cooling problems, nothing will :roll:
Actually, I think that was 92 or 93 that they went to the 8-blade fan. Hopefully that expands your search category.Wiley Coyote said:an auxiliary fan out of a ’96 or newer XJ. If that won’t fix my cooling problems, nothing will :roll:
Wiley Coyote said:Thanks for the info guys. I’ll be placing an order for a GDI 3 row radiator as soon as the store opens (Mon?). I’m not sure exactly what year they went to the s-curved hi-flow electric fans. I know a ’96 has the new style and my ‘91 has the old style. If they changed it in ’92 or ’93 that would give me a few more years of vehicles to work with. The temperature is hovering around 5 degrees now so it is way too cold for me to be fooling around in a junkyard. I’ll have to go take a look when it starts warming up.