Riggs - My 2000 Chevy 3500 4x4 CCLB work truck and family play machine

[Reluctanse]

Basically my truck right now

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Ordered a bunch of parts that I really didn't want to spend the money on, but should get me to a reliable status..

I'm going to Hawaii for 9 days on Saturday, and coming back into a 4 day work conference.

Might get a little time on the 20th to work on it, otherwise Saturday the 25th hopefully get it back together. Until then I'm going to F off for a while and not care about it!

 

[Reluctanse]

Updates! Well kind of.

TL : DR I got the busted water pump out and new one in. Also definitely sure at this point the fan clutch is what was causing all my woes. It grinds when you spin it by hand....

New water pump in again, again, again again. Window mod in the fan shroud visible there.

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I don't think this was OEM but it's definitely old, sad, and broken.

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Ordered a new OE style rad from Mishimoto. First one showed up right before I left, but there was a problem....

Uh oh UPS, what did you do...

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Sigh..

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Mishimoto was great and had a new one shipped out same day when I let them know. Got home and opened the box up today to find this I think they were closed due to the holiday today so I will hit them up tomorrow. Hopefully 3rd time is the charm, or I'll have to try and find something local.

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[Reluctanse]

Got a new fan blade because figured everything water pump forward was getting replaced. This is from the 8.1 truck, the blades are HUGE! Also new fan clutch OFC, and I went with standard duty. We'll see how that works out for my needs.

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Good news, the new setup is over a pound lighter as well. Happy about that.

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[Reluctanse]

New water pump studs were weirdly difficult to figure out.

The original ones were pretty well shot, even from long before I began this endeavor.

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New proper ones are hard to find, the only thing that comes up says Dorman which I don't trust with anything at this point (EDIT: except my new fan blade apparently which was a Dorman branded unit from Rock Auto, but again, if you live 7.4 life, fan options are VERY limited).

Got these but they are wrong, need coarse threads on the water pump side.

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Did some digging around and found these on McMaster https://www.mcmaster.com/94358A260/ Sure not cheap but neither was the ARP stuff, and literally all I could find unless I wanted to go just bolts. Should be able to use the ARP nuts/locking washers with these studs, so ordered them.


Now off to sit in a conference room for the rest of the week

 

[BNielsen]

Oof, that's a good run of bad luck. Hopefully you get everything dialed in and stop exploding water pumps b

 

[Reluctanse]

Oof, that's a good run of bad luck. Hopefully you get everything dialed in and stop exploding water pumps b

Man let's hope so eh? If this doesn't do it I got to reinvent my belt setup, but I really am convinced now it was the !@$% fan clutch.........

 

[BNielsen]

Man let's hope so eh? If this doesn't do it I got to reinvent my belt setup, but I really am convinced now it was the !@$% fan clutch.........

I have to add something to your fan woes; an S10 fan bolts in place of the factory fan; it's a plastic 11 blade; my truck had the whimpy metal 5-blade so I swapped it out when I had to replace my radiator. I've got it paired with a Hayden Severe Service fan clutch and when the fan spins up my truck runs ice cold.
S10 Fan

 

[Reluctanse]

I have to add something to your fan woes; an S10 fan bolts in place of the factory fan; it's a plastic 11 blade; my truck had the whimpy metal 5-blade so I swapped it out when I had to replace my radiator. I've got it paired with a Hayden Severe Service fan clutch and when the fan spins up my truck runs ice cold.
S10 Fan

Interesting, I don't think I saw that one as an option when I was digging around. I like it... we'll see how this new setup does and I'll definitely keep it on the list. I like that it's plastic....


In other news Mishimoto, winning the day, dropping another rad in the mail to me no questions asked pretty much. FINGERS FREAKIN CROSSED UPS doesn't yeet this one into oblivion and I can maybe get this truck running this weekend. Local pickup options are probably the next choice there unfortunately, they all run $100+ more for likely a damn near identical radiator.

For reference here's the one I ordered, with online coupon cost $304 delivered, which isn't bad. Not rock auto cheap, but certainly in line: https://www.mishimoto.com/1994-2000-chevrolet-ck-2500-3500-replacement-radiator.html

Plus I got some rewards points to use on their site, which I'll need for another project if I can ever get to it... money keeps getting sucked up somehow....

 

[Dravec]

Interesting, I don't think I saw that one as an option when I was digging around. I like it... we'll see how this new setup does and I'll definitely keep it on the list. I like that it's plastic....


In other news Mishimoto, winning the day, dropping another rad in the mail to me no questions asked pretty much. FINGERS FREAKIN CROSSED UPS doesn't yeet this one into oblivion and I can maybe get this truck running this weekend. Local pickup options are probably the next choice there unfortunately, they all run $100+ more for likely a damn near identical radiator.

For reference here's the one I ordered, with online coupon cost $304 delivered, which isn't bad. Not rock auto cheap, but certainly in line: https://www.mishimoto.com/1994-2000-chevrolet-ck-2500-3500-replacement-radiator.html

Plus I got some rewards points to use on their site, which I'll need for another project if I can ever get to it... money keeps getting sucked up somehow....

Mk3 Supra?? I have one of those.

 

[Supercharged111]

I have to add something to your fan woes; an S10 fan bolts in place of the factory fan; it's a plastic 11 blade; my truck had the whimpy metal 5-blade so I swapped it out when I had to replace my radiator. I've got it paired with a Hayden Severe Service fan clutch and when the fan spins up my truck runs ice cold.
S10 Fan

And that's the correct diameter? I assume it's the same thing the 1/2 tons got. From what I understand, half tons have smaller fans to go with their shorter radiators.