Re: OT are Auto Zone injection pumps ok?

Posted by jdemaris on July 05, 2006 at 06:55:22 from (66.218.11.12):

In Reply to: OT are Auto Zone injection pumps ok? posted by mlm on July 04, 2006 at 23:50:45:

I saw your earlier post and tried pricing a few pumps at Autozone and I found none actually available. I came up with prices - but also a red warning stating "not yet available." I tried for an 85 Ford with 6.9, 94 Ford with turbo 7.3, etc. I tried with Artic package and without, and also high fuel delivery and low.
Regardless - buying pumps anywhere can be a crapshoot. Different shops do things in different ways. Some will fix your pump on a "fix as needed" basis - and some will not and give you a fixed price. Some cores that get returned are not rebuildable from an economic viewpoint - whereas other pumps can be "rebuilt" for $50 in parts. So - with many shops - depending on their policy - it all evens out. You buy a pump thats "rebuilt", and it may - or may NOT have a lot of new parts in it. The term "rebuilt" usually means the pump meets test specs. and has new seals. It often will still have slightly worn parts in it. The distributor section of the Roosamaster/Stanadyne pump - one of the most essential parts - i.e. the "head and rotor" is also the most expensive part of the pump and is NOT replaced unless absolutely necessary.
I've heard many times that a good rule of thumb is - take the highest price around, and the lowest, and feel safe whey you're paying somewhere in the middle. For a shop that consistently charges low-end - it would make me a bit skeptical.
In regard to the other poster and Diesel-Care on Ebay. I called them in regard to fuel injectors they had advertised as NEW on Ebay. After calling and asking a few questions, I found out that are NOT new at all - by any definition. That turned me off - to me the word NEW means only one thing. Also - I wonder why a pump left their shop "not right" after it was rebuilt and tested on a stand.

Replies:

• Re: OT are Auto Zone injection pumps ok? mlm 09:58:03 07/05/06 (1)
  • Re: OT are Auto Zone injection pumps ok? jdemaris 11:07:32 07/05/06 (0)

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