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Old January 14th, 2022, 04:22 AM
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Default Re: V6 water pumps getting hard to find

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Originally Posted by Quigley View Post
Most of the time they are easily and economically able to be rebuilt.
It's just a matter of a new shaft, bearing(s) and a seal. Impellers very rarely go bad, if at all. But given that an existing water pump can be easily and economically rebuilt, what guarantee do we have that the shaft, bearing(s) and seal were not made in China??
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