Water pump seized on a 6.7 Powerstroke at 3 AM

Dead of night on I-81 outside Roanoke. Customer's truck started screaming then quit. That water pump locked up solid. Snapped the serpentine belt and took out the fan clutch too. Had to get a tow to my shop. Anyone else keep a spare pump in their truck now after a roadside failure?

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shane_nguyen5d ago

You said "anyone else keep a spare pump in their truck now" and honestly I used to think that was overkill. Thought it was just extra weight and clutter. But after seeing this exact thing happen to a buddy on a trip last year I completely changed my mind. He was stuck for 8 hours waiting for a tow and a replacement pump at 2 AM. That experience convinced me that having a spare belt and water pump in the toolbox is worth the space. Now I keep both in my service truck and it's already paid off once. It's just one of those things you don't think about until it happens to you.

kair655d ago

Man that 8 hour wait at 2 AM sounds brutal. Your buddy must have been losing his mind out there in the middle of nowhere.