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Emergency water pump question

Post by VBACHAWK » Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:09 am

My Hawk does, ineed have an LS1 engine. I need to replace the water pump. I am told by one mechanic that it is an electric water pump and by another that the water pump is shaft driven. Cost to replace is the same........around $700. Which is it ? Electric or shaft driven ?

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Re: Emergency water pump question

Post by PontiacFan » Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:17 am

Who in the hell would tell you it was an electric waterpump?!?

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Re: Emergency water pump question

Post by Scott Chab » Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:21 am

Stay away from the mechanic that claims it is an electric pump.
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Re: Emergency water pump question

Post by Firehawk » Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:24 am

Unless it has been replaced with a aftermarket, both LT1 and LS1 are not electric.

LT1 is shaft driven and I believe LS1 is belt driven.

Of course if you have a LS1 in a 1997 instead of LT1, it might have a aftermarket one.

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Re: Emergency water pump question

Post by PontiacFan » Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:32 am

Firehawk wrote:Of course if you have a LS1 in a 1997 instead of LT1, it might have a aftermarket one.
Yea, true but, ...


Pam do ya have any good photos of the front of the engine in the car?
Do ya have any good photos of the car?
If not, take some! We wanna see it!
And don't forget to strike a pose next to it, ..., :lol:

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Re: Emergency water pump question

Post by VBACHAWK » Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:47 am

LOL............just talked with Tim at Corvette Connection and he says what ya'll say...........definitely an after market electric. No belt. I am taking pics later in the day and will upload them to Tim and you guys. I'll try to squeeze myself into the frame :) This is getting very tiresome......but I learning SOOOOO much. I just KNEW you guys would know what to do. I tell every mechanic that after they diagnose I go to Firehawk.com to get the real deal. You guys rock ! My goal is eventually attend a rally............sigh.

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Re: Emergency water pump question

Post by PontiacFan » Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:08 pm

So it really does have an aftermarket electric unit on it?!?

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Re: Emergency water pump question

Post by VBACHAWK » Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:25 am

OK..........I have the pix.............now I don't know how to upload them...........more help, please.....

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Re: Emergency water pump question

Post by BLACK-HAWK » Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:44 am

i don't know who has more issues with their hawks Pam... you or i..?????? lol
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Re: Emergency water pump question

Post by PontiacFan » Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:53 am

VBACHAWK wrote:OK..........I have the pix.............now I don't know how to upload them...........more help, please.....

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Re: Emergency water pump question

Post by VBACHAWK » Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:58 pm

Blackhawk............seriously...........if you didn't have the turbos, I'd say we should part out one of our Hawks and get ONE decent Firehawk. I am in a hurry. Been without the Hawk a week now, so am going with the belt-driven water pump, as it doesn't matter what's in there now. It will also save me a couple hundred, as well. BUT......will upload the pix when I get a chance. She's really pretty......

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Re: Emergency water pump question

Post by VBACHAWK » Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:25 pm

OK............I am being told by another mechanic that I have to replace an electric water pump with another electric water pump.............that's all NAPA offers. OK..........I mentioned a gear-driven water pump and he said that's a possibility..........If I sent a pic of myself right now, I would resemble Linda Blair in the Exhorist.......

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Re: Emergency water pump question

Post by VBACHAWK » Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:34 pm

Continuing with "As the engine turns"..........sent pix to Don at SLP and the engine is definitely an lt-1, so I think I'm going to get the car towed and get the belt-driven water pump. At this point, I'd like to take a sledgehammer to the car AND the mechanic who sold me the "ls-1" engine. I am so done with this car. Insert Blackhawk's "throwing in the towel" visual.....

Thanks for all your help,

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Re: Emergency water pump question

Post by Firehawk » Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:11 pm

VBACHAWK wrote:Continuing with "As the engine turns"..........sent pix to Don at SLP and the engine is definitely an lt-1, so I think I'm going to get the car towed and get the belt-driven water pump. At this point, I'd like to take a sledgehammer to the car AND the mechanic who sold me the "ls-1" engine. I am so done with this car. Insert Blackhawk's "throwing in the towel" visual.....
Not to put more fuel on the fire, but with a LT1 it would be a gear drive water pump. Trust me, had to replace mine:

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Re: Emergency water pump question

Post by VBACHAWK » Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:30 pm

Thanks Brian. I wondered about that when Don at SLP mentioned about it hooking up to a gear. The tow truck arrives at 8am tomorrow so I have time to call the shop.........maybe it'll fall off the tow truck.........I should be so lucky. Kidding......it's not HER fault.

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