Meziere E. water pump corrosion
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Meziere E. water pump corrosion
I am getting ready to buy the Meziere HD pump for my LT4. I remember seeing a post about a year ago that showed a corroded Meziere pump. The pump looked like it had some kind of electrolysis going on. Anyone seen or remember this?
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Id have to see this picture. How old was the pump? What part was corroded? Did they maintain their cooling system properly or just fill it up with cheap sh*t and forget it for 3 years?
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You are correct about the pump. Meziere recommended that I add 2 or more grounds including one directly to the pump. It has to do with the aluminum radiator, in fact they recommend grounding the radiator and I did not feel like pulling it to have a ground connection welded to it.
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Do you have to be an electrical engineer to install it correctly?
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very well then, it was just a guess. i know that many people often run cooling systems mith mostly water, with little, or even no antifreeze mixed in, and cooling system corrosion sets in quickly.
but like in your case apparently, electrolysis issues can occur as well.
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I've been running a HD Meziere for over 4 years without any corrosion or extra grounds.
Are the extra grounds required for the L98 or LTx pump? I don't remember the mention of extra grounds in my LTx instructions.
Are the extra grounds required for the L98 or LTx pump? I don't remember the mention of extra grounds in my LTx instructions.
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Im just asking a question in order to determine the probable cause of the corrosion.
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You are correct about the pump. Meziere recommended that I add 2 or more grounds including one directly to the pump. It has to do with the aluminum radiator, in fact they recommend grounding the radiator and I did not feel like pulling it to have a ground connection welded to it.
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Extra ground should do it. they also make electrolysis ***** for the radiator caps. Havent seen one in ages but they do exist. I would think the grounds will be enough.
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.Thanks for the additional info Cuisinartvette!!!
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If the ground were bad enough to cause such a problem, the pump motor would have had a very short life. I'd bet major money that the corrosion was caused by ****-poor cooling system maintenance and nothing else.
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You would lose the bet!!!!!!
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So what'd they say the problem with it was?
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That there was too much electrical charge in the system due to the aluminum radiator and the use of the electric pump. I have since installed the pump with a ground directly to the pump bolts and added 2 additional grounds to the motor. No issues for 2 years.