I didn't know how to fix it! I didn't even have the cover off of it when I posted my question. But, I don't give up easily and everyone started talking about Certicards, so I figured I had depleted the available knowledge base. I decided to see what happened to it. That's how I fixed it. Freed it up, lubed the motor and the pump bushings and it's golden.
I 'get" the snippy comments about date codes...and you're right. I just went to the Land of Overpriced NOS Parts, aka eBay, and searched for an NOS Electric washer pump. I couldn't find one and if I had, it probably would be about 300 clams. The repops are generic, offshore junk and I'm not having them on my car. I'm not building my car for people that don't pay attention to things like that...I'm building it for ME who sleeps better at night knowing the original Mopar script, part number and date-code is hiding snugly against the fenderwall.
As far as the comment about the A-body forum...I don't go there either, because it's the same thing in greater amounts. The general population resents anyone presents anyone stating facts for any or all of the following reasons 1. It ends the thread before it can veer off onto another totally unrelated subject 2. It ends the thread before someone can start an arguement 3. It tells the OP and the other dreamers the ugly facts instead of the better answer they were fishing for. SlantSlantDan simply stated the facts without regard for saving anyone's pride, like here, and he constantly had "enemies". If "40,000 people" want to chastise me, 40,000 can stick it up their collective a**es and stew in their own juices.
Anyhow, I post a lot of Mopar repair videos where I TEACH myself how to repair different things on Youtube if you are interested. Otherwise, I'm going to dial back my participation here because I am NOT going to have arguments and drama in my threads. If you don't know how to fix something, say you don't know how and I'll be glad to help you figure it out. Good day.
Tyler, take a deep breath. Ok. Welcome to C Bodies Only, we are not the same as FABO, we can police ourselves, and we definitely like to interject on any and every subject. Not everyone's style, but most can get it after a bit.
As for the question hoopla, no one ever said to throw away the old pump, just let you know options for replacing if needed. We get worked up when called out for something we didn't do. Sure, we didn't tell you anything about repairing it, but the thread was fourteen hours and five minutes old, glad we got that much time!
As for going sideways on a thread, it happens here plenty, we usually get back on track fairly quickly.
Redirecting this thread from "Where my Certicard might be"... lol.
I thought you got it with that line.
As for tapping the full potential of the forum, you haven't even started. There's plenty of correct parts numbers, Pentastar imprint loving folks like you that have the same love for these cars, isn't that why we are here? If one little thread is going to determine your idea of this place, I think it's a sad way to look at it. This place can open up more doors for you than any other site for C bodies that I've ever come across.
I too wish you would have made the thread a documentation type one with pictures showing the steps, even it's as simple as tying your shoes. It'll help people like me wrecking things by showing me how NOT to act like a bull in a China shop.
Those videos on YouTube, got a link?
Stick around, you might like it, or find another car to add to your fleet, you do have a fleet, don't you? If not, you will if you stay here very long.
Take it easy, and enjoy your car!
All I did was suggest you look beyond the Mopar repros and look at other repros that are essentially the same unit but since they're not directed at the Mopar crowd are way cheaper (last time I looked)! Trying to save you money, and with my part Scott's I certainly would do the same thing as you did in trying to see first if I could get my original working before shelling out for a repro.
