I found my leak, the wp is leaking via the weep hole. How long will it last me before it goes out? I would like to drive 50 or so miles before I replace it.
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'96 F350 SRW 4door 127k miles, 10k, fuel pressure shim, oilguard bypass filter, Amsoil, DP, Royal purple in the rear, stancor relay, SCMT 1705, ISSPRO pyrometer, free flowing 4" intake and Donaldson filter, Dieselsite aux tranny filter, Tymar coolant bypass filter.
I have seen wp's weep for months and not fail, I have seen some fail without weeping. I don't believe any HUMAN can make that prediction. As long as the bearings don't fail, then I would venture to say that the seal has failed and if it is "fresh" it will probably make 50 miles, just make sure that you don't heat things up with extra load (extra pressure on cooling system)..say your (mods would delete)..cross your fingers and roll!!!! don't forget a couple of gallons of distilled water.
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1994 F-350 7.3 IDI Turbo, crew cab, E4OD, LB, Dually,
ATS Turbo upgrades: 3" DP with 3" exhaust Magnaflow XL muffler: Pictures Here
1997 Jayco fifth wheel 323 RKS, Robins 16K dual axis hitch
Apillar pod with: Autometer C2 Series gauges: pyro,trans, boost
Hypermax Cowl induction, Flex-A-Lite 26K tranny cooler w/fan
K&N air filter (we'll see in a million miles)
Tekonsha "prodigy" brake control
Train Horns: Pictures here
Ok so if the wp leaks from the weep hole (mine is only in the winter) what causes this? bad parts or just normal?
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1996 F-350,CC,LB, Rebuilt Tranny,Billet Trq conv,shift kit, AFE Stage 2 intake, 3' dp, 4''Diamondeye exh with flow through muffler, 35"BFG's,no lift,new engine wiring harness,new fuel heater(dealer fixed due to a short before I found this site,knowing what I know now I would have just unplugged it),new glow plugs at about 145,000 mi,balljoints,bearings,rotors,all new steering linkage,GPR,powersteering pump,steering wheel bearings,IDM mod,rebuilt turbo and gutted EBPV and pedestal,just over 175,000 mi,
leaking from the "weep hole" is usually caused by the bearing seal going bad. Since the water pump "rotates" the shaft has to go from the "wet" side to the "dry" (pulley) side. There is a seal on the shaft. think of it like a front main seal. Factors for failure include normal wear and tear, temp extremes, too much tension on drive belt, poor materials during assembly, bearings siezed up (normally causes catastrophic failure). I am sure there are other causes but these are the ones I have run into
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1994 F-350 7.3 IDI Turbo, crew cab, E4OD, LB, Dually,
ATS Turbo upgrades: 3" DP with 3" exhaust Magnaflow XL muffler: Pictures Here
1997 Jayco fifth wheel 323 RKS, Robins 16K dual axis hitch
Apillar pod with: Autometer C2 Series gauges: pyro,trans, boost
Hypermax Cowl induction, Flex-A-Lite 26K tranny cooler w/fan
K&N air filter (we'll see in a million miles)
Tekonsha "prodigy" brake control
Train Horns: Pictures here
thanks for the info. it looks like a new wp is in the near future
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1996 F-350,CC,LB, Rebuilt Tranny,Billet Trq conv,shift kit, AFE Stage 2 intake, 3' dp, 4''Diamondeye exh with flow through muffler, 35"BFG's,no lift,new engine wiring harness,new fuel heater(dealer fixed due to a short before I found this site,knowing what I know now I would have just unplugged it),new glow plugs at about 145,000 mi,balljoints,bearings,rotors,all new steering linkage,GPR,powersteering pump,steering wheel bearings,IDM mod,rebuilt turbo and gutted EBPV and pedestal,just over 175,000 mi,
I found my leak, the wp is leaking via the weep hole. How long will it last me before it goes out? I would like to drive 50 or so miles before I replace it.
I went 2 or 3 mos before I changed mine ,,only leaked when not running ....
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Rick.....
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Mine started leaking in the middle of a vacation. I finished the 3000+ miles and went another two months before I found a cheap one on e-bay.
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1996 F-250 extended cab long box five speed. Home made Tymar, 203 Stat, 60 gal in bed fuel cell, 315/75's, no muffler, ebpv welded open 3" to 3" DP, Babies. 290K, still chugging, and still smoking when cold.
UPDATED 8/1/08 Replace so far. 1 LUK flywheel+clutch, 2 thermostats, 2 set of brakes, 1 set of calipers, 5 CPS, 3 sets of tires, 2 Transfer pumps, 1 Injector modual, 1 Computer, 2 Alt, 2 sets of batteries, 1 Water pump, 6 Belts, 1 PS hose, 2 Sets ball joints, 2 set u-joints, 2 carrier bearing, 2 Speed sensors, 1 oil pres sender, 1 temp sender, 4 sets of e-break cables, 1 front fuel tank, 2 rear fuel tanks, 2 set of glow plugs, 6 Glow plug relays, Oil galley o-rings, Turbo pedistal o-rings, EBPV o-rings, 3 sets of Injector O-rings, 1 Vac-pump, 1 new carpet.Total $$$ in repairs v/s miles driven = 3.0 cents per mile. Add fuel to that it jumps to 14.8 cents per mile over the life of the truck.
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