[alfa] Re: Water Pumps

[George Graves <gmgraves@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

 For what it's worth, my mechanic has said the same thing so there's 
probably something to it. The after market pumps don't last as long as 
do the OEMs.

George Graves
'86 GTV-6 'S'


On Dec 17, 2003, at 11:52 PM, alfa-digest wrote:


> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 20:15:35 -0800
> From: Will Owen <nashwill912@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] Re: Water Pumps
>
> Mike McMahon asked:
>
> "Has anyone in the USA had any bad experiences with aftermarket water
> pumps, or was that a Euro-centric issue?"
>
> Bill Werner, the guy (owner of Alfa Only) to whom I entrust my Milano
> utterly, says that aftermarket water pumps have in his experience had
> about half the service life of the factory item. Knowing that I am a
> person of very limited means, he sells me the cheaper stuff when it's
> Just As Good, but lets me know when it's not (though he still leaves 
> the
> decision to me), and the water pump question, which came up fairly
> recently, was a topic upon which he was quite vehement. I took his
> advice and sprang for the factory pump.
>
> Will Owen
> Pasadena, CA USA
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