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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 09:31 PM
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Hi guys,

Just wanted to get some feedback here.

I was thinking about getting the Meziere HD water pump a while back, and I know a few of you have done so.

I was wondering if the weep hole leakage onto optispark issue is affected at all when going electric.

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Will
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Old Jul 10, 2010 | 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by bolowbc
Hi guys,

Just wanted to get some feedback here.

I was thinking about getting the Meziere HD water pump a while back, and I know a few of you have done so.

I was wondering if the weep hole leakage onto optispark issue is affected at all when going electric.

Cheers,
Will
switching to an electric water pump eliminates the weep hole. iv been running one on my 94 for about a month or so now and im very pleased. makes filling the coolant system a piece of cake, and overall keeps my temps much lower. before, id see over 200 almost every time i drove, which for an lt1 isnt too bad, but now most times in the 180-200 range, only going over 200 when im sitting in traffic
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Old Jul 10, 2010 | 07:06 AM
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Just because there's no weep hole, doesn't mean it won't leak. I've seen many Mezieres fail completely, and/or leak. They are in no way more "reliable" than a stock, mechanical water pump.
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Old Jul 10, 2010 | 09:23 AM
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Just remember when an electric water pump goes, you are dead on the road. The stock mechanical pump will always give you warning of its death.

Having made that statement, I'm running the Meziere HD pump.
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Old Jul 10, 2010 | 05:00 PM
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Just as a frame of reference, I had to change my WP at close to 95K when it began to weep.

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Old Jul 10, 2010 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by STL94LT1
Just remember when an electric water pump goes, you are dead on the road. The stock mechanical pump will always give you warning of its death.

Having made that statement, I'm running the Meziere HD pump.
Been running Mez HD since March 2006 on my DD 1995
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Originally Posted by aboatguy
Been running Mez HD since March 2006 on my DD 1995
how many problem free miles have you got out of it since the install?
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by c-4 lhozwalte
how many problem free miles have you got out of it since the install?
A little more than 37K from the waterpump.......engines/transmissions are a different story.....

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