I didn't know that these had electric power steering. I never noticed it on mine when I bought my 14, Another reason it needs to catch fire and be thrown in a ditch.2014 silverado.
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I didn't know that these had electric power steering. I never noticed it on mine when I bought my 14, Another reason it needs to catch fire and be thrown in a ditch.2014 silverado.
I don't need to stick my hand on the stove to know it's hot. I put electric fans on my truck for a week. The fan controller hiccuped once and I went back to a belt-driven fan. The consequences for such a failure in a water pump are much higher.Look at all the opinions regarding electric water pumps from folks that have never used them.
Hydraulic power steering is fairly reliable, but commonly leaks. What it doesn't often do is fail outright. An electric power steering system won't leak, but when it goes out, it doesn't usually have warning signs like piddling fluid on the ground.normal hydraulic powersteering is extremely reliable
GM trucks have not been a decent vehicle since the GMT800 body style went away.Holy crap! I had no idea that decent vehicles were getting electric power steering.
GM trucks have not been a decent vehicle since the GMT800 body style went away.
Been running EWP for 20 years on my '96 Impala. They easily outlast mechanicals. Manufacturers always under pressure to compromise on the basis of cost. Look at the sheer number of aftermarket parts for these trucks. Implying they're somehow inferior to factory installed parts simply isn't true. Electric pumps are designed to flow coolant at it's optimum rate of flow. Superior rates at low speeds. For example ,city traffic ,idling ,etc. Combined with electric fans can pay even bigger dividends. Heard the same argument(s) against electric fans
Not sure what towing has to do with electric fans which I do have installed on my K1500?
Or electric water pumps which are easily ,and often installed on Chevy LT1 motors
due to the water pumps are not belt driven to begin with. I can say that just one of the
dual electric fans moves more air than the previous one mounted on the water pump ever could. Plus ,water pumps last a lot longer without that load on their nose. In normal driving fan(s) seldom even come on. Compared to motor driven mechanicals that mooch 10-15hp. all the time. It's no accident that the industry has moved away from mechanical cooling fans in favor of electrics. Factory electrics are pretty good. As the ones on my '96 Impala are still functional 25+ years later with close to 170k miles.