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Old Jun 9, 2017 | 07:13 PM
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Default Water pump part comparison

Heard noise from the front of the limited, opened the hood and saw the water pump pulley wobbling around. removed the old pump and set out to find a new one. By some odd circumstances I wound up ordering a Cardone from Amazon for $130 and a Gates from Rockauto for $75.00. They both arrived today. The Cardone has a stamped impeller and the one on the Gates is cast. The Cardone has a couple extra gussets on the casting but with 14 bolts I'm not sure how important that is. But the main difference is in the machined surfaces. The machining on the mating surface of the Gates looks much nicer than on the Cardone and the main difference is in the waterways. The surfaces are much smoother on the Gates. So unless somebody thinks the impellor difference is a big deal I'm installing the Gates.
 

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