so far i have gone thru 2 ppe lift pumps in 6 months.this is not normal.The wiring is correct and the pump is installed correct.I don't know if the cold weather is ruining these or what.Anyone have any suggestions.thanks
Help: lift pump goin bad again
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I went thru 2 on my truck in -15deg-30deg weather. I sold one to a customer in AZ and his went out after two months. He is working with Dan to get it replaced........
i also went through two ppe pumps. got tired of wondering if i would get stranded or not so i went with a airdogg 150
WICKED DIESELS
you need more fuel
Until the actual manufacture Essex, implements an induction hardened shaft for the motor, the seals will continue to eat into the shaft, filling the motor with fuel and killing the bearings, brushes and armature. I have talked to them numerous times at Essex over the issues, as we used them in another form a while back. If you need a replacement seal use National 350435, the one we came up with when the supplied Viton seal failed. All the PPE pumps use this seal, which we discovered and informed Essesx of.
i would say that is what happened to mine. when i took it apart for inspection the inside of the moter was wet with diesel and it sure smelled like it to
is there another lift pump that is recommended that is compared to the ppe lift pump if this goes bad on me again?And do all these lift pump go bad this fast?
That is what mine did too. No more Edelbrock/PPE lift pumps for me.
I don't think they like the cold diesel very much. They seem to do fine in warmer climates.
I don't think they like the cold diesel very much. They seem to do fine in warmer climates.
I run all my PPE lift pumps off a pressure switch and have not had any fail yet. 65,000 on one and 50,000 on the other.
I can recommend the FASS HPFP 150 pump. I have been running it for 3 years on 2 different trucks. It hasn't let me down once. It cost about twice as much as a PPE pump, but it has a lifetime warranty on it and a proven track record in the industry.
I am still running the same PPE pump for about a year now. My sisters truck had one fail though....
3years on my edelbrock, no leaks, but I did break the impeller due to trash. I agree on the prob with cold temps 100%..
That's one thing I didn't test when I started using the Edelbrock pump, cold weather. After going through a Carter or two, and a Holley, I've been using the 1792 ever since and haven't had a failure on 3 trucks.
I started running these back in 2005, when Carter, Holley, and FASS were the options.
I started running these back in 2005, when Carter, Holley, and FASS were the options.