Water pump replacement

[GCroyle]

Tip of the Cummins authorized ball cap to:



Mike Wilson



Mike, that was a 1st class investigation and backup with nothing other than a TDR thanks as a paycheck for your getting over the flu helping hand.



Best regards,



Gary

 

[TGVET]

Read the sixth and also the last paragraph of the blurb attached... They are a valid OEM supplier.



Mopar needs to stop the denial and take care of you. It is a Cummins pump, no question.



Concentric: Diesel engine application, diesel engine oil pumps, diesel engine water pumps, diesel engine fuel transfer pumps, diesel engine components, diesel engine systems, transmission pumps, compressor pumps



Mike.

So should I be assured that UK and India sourced is going to be good as USA made ?

 

[mwilson]

So should I be assured that UK and India sourced is going to be good as USA made ?

Cummins engine has been a global enterprise for a good many years, way before the Chinese explosion of imports.

There have been engine and parts plants in the UK for many years such as the Darlington plant in England. That one goes back to the early '80s at least.



I don't believe that they would put up with shoddy parts very long from any vendor on the planet.



In my 14 years here I have pulled many a Cummins part out of a box that was manufactured in England, India, and more recently China.



This, however, is the first time that have seen OEM Cummins parts without the part number on it. I can see where people would be giving Mike a little bit of grief over it, it is not a normal situation.

I guarantee that my counter guys would have done the same thing to him at first and then they would have come to me for the research.



The failure rate of Cummins replacement parts is no greater than any of the other big OEM's from what I see.



Mike.

 

[TGVET]

Tip of the Cummins authorized ball cap to:



Mike Wilson



Mike, that was a 1st class investigation and backup with nothing other than a TDR thanks as a paycheck for your getting over the flu helping hand.



Best regards,



Gary

Plus +1 to that.



So as I go forward with fear in mind that my lemon will again crap somewhere at the most inopportune time, given the many failures already experienced (see previous posts) I am now wondering just what all I should prepare for or right out just do.



240+k on the rig and from what all I have been reading here of member horrors with far less miles than mine, I'm gun shy as hell now to take my rig out beyond my daily sphere. Basically up and down the I-5 from home to the greater Puget sound and back e. g 200 miles RT. .



Adjustments, injectors, belts, hoses, trans BS, pumps, frame and suspension components and the lists goes on and on. .



Today, I'm changing the serpentine belt but for tomorrow and beyond ???



As much as I've been yammering on about what a POS lemon my April-05 is (only because I got to 476K in 10years on my GMC before it puked), I do feel pretty fortunate to have gotten almost to April-12 with next to no serious driveability problems compared to so many others here with far less miles and age.



Should I contribute it to all the maintenance and many $$ spent doing so or, just plain dumb luck ??



That being said, TDR and its many members is probably the single most invaluable source for us Cummin's dudes anywhere. .



Thank you all again for sharing the horrors and the how to fix's better than the OEM's. .



Rob

 

[mwilson]

I just called Cummins to complain about the situation that is being created by having only Concentric stamped on the pumps without a valid part number to go with it. .



They had no idea that people might refuse to begin warranty on a pump that did not say Cummins on it.



It is headed for a supervisor right now for review. They were very interested in my explanation of what was taking place in the trenches.



Mike, even though you suffered a little this will help someone else later on, I promise you.



Mike.