Broke down in Tupelo MS

Is the Cummins water pump covered by the 5yr/100k Ram powertrain warranty?

My water pump was bought at Cummins 50k miles ago, and I will be getting a spare one soon.
I've even considered going back to gas, but we'll see. Thanks again for the replies, and suggestions.

I just want a truck that has an AC that works while idling at red lights, and not just while driving. I've heard adding an electric fan helps that.

BTW the wrecker was a 98 Powerstroke 7.3 that pulled the truck and Rv!

Hard to beat Tupelo honey on biscuits.
We went to EP's birth home, and museum, and tomorrow we are going to Mississippi Final Stands Civil War Center.
Hopefully my truck will be ready tomorrow, but we are retired so no hurry.

Grit dog wrote:

IdaD wrote:

garyp4951 wrote:
My Good Sam roadside came in handy, and towed the truck and 5er to a campground, and Ram dealer.
The water pump pulley broke, and lost the belt while in heavy one lane construction traffic on hey 45 on our way home from Gulf Shores AL, and I lost steering, and brakes immediately, but was able to get on the gravel shoulder using the trailer brake.
I could have repaired it myself if I was home, but now just sitting in the campground 100 miles from home waiting on word from the dealer.

Same thing happened to my 2015 a few weeks ago and left us high and dry on a sunny (nearly) 100 degree day. The worst part of it was a weekend in a dinky rural Oregon town so the part wasn't available for a few days. We were three hours from home so we had somebody come pick us up and then went back later in the week to pick up the truck and trailer. That was after a night in a local campground trying to figure things out.

Sucks but life goes on. I am stocking the camper with coolant and distilled water, and the truck now has a spare water pump and serpentine belt under the back seat just in case. The good news is that the fix is relatively easy so some roadside wrenching isn't out of the question if help can't be summoned easily.

I've reached the conclusion that water pumps on Cummins trucks are problematic. Certainly not the worst thing in the world from a repair standpoint but not ideal either. I'll probably swap mine out every 2-3 years going forward.

Reading the interweb drivel on a Cummins forum, the newer 4th gens seem to have an issue with early water pump failure.
Pre 2014 I don't believe it was an issue. Avg lifespan 150kmi plus.

Definitely something to consider in the spare parts bin on the newer trucks. Given the frequency it happens on the web, if I had a new ram I'd think hard about swapping it at about 50kmi.
Seems like a bad batch because I believe it's basically the same pump from back to the 12V and 24V engines.
Replaced mine at 140k last year and it was still good.....preventative maintenance.

That's kind of what the guy who fixed me up said. Basically the same pump so he didn't understand the failures but in farm/ranch country (so lots of diesels) he'd seen it more than once and thought it was a problem. But he also thought the towing dead on the highway rate was the lowest with the Cummins compared to the other two diesels. I admit I shoppped Some duramax trucks the following week but I've decided to stand pat. The guy did tell me that, no matter what, if I traded for a new diesel just don't get a powerstroke. Which was funny cause that's what he towed me with, but he said they had lots of trouble with theirs and were the most frequent tows by far. I still think most are fine with any of them but it's such a crappy feeling to be stuck on the road with your family that you're responsible for it does make a guy rethink some stuff.

IdaD wrote:

garyp4951 wrote:
My Good Sam roadside came in handy, and towed the truck and 5er to a campground, and Ram dealer.
The water pump pulley broke, and lost the belt while in heavy one lane construction traffic on hey 45 on our way home from Gulf Shores AL, and I lost steering, and brakes immediately, but was able to get on the gravel shoulder using the trailer brake.
I could have repaired it myself if I was home, but now just sitting in the campground 100 miles from home waiting on word from the dealer.

Same thing happened to my 2015 a few weeks ago and left us high and dry on a sunny (nearly) 100 degree day. The worst part of it was a weekend in a dinky rural Oregon town so the part wasn't available for a few days. We were three hours from home so we had somebody come pick us up and then went back later in the week to pick up the truck and trailer. That was after a night in a local campground trying to figure things out.

Sucks but life goes on. I am stocking the camper with coolant and distilled water, and the truck now has a spare water pump and serpentine belt under the back seat just in case. The good news is that the fix is relatively easy so some roadside wrenching isn't out of the question if help can't be summoned easily.

I've reached the conclusion that water pumps on Cummins trucks are problematic. Certainly not the worst thing in the world from a repair standpoint but not ideal either. I'll probably swap mine out every 2-3 years going forward.

Reading the interweb drivel on a Cummins forum, the newer 4th gens seem to have an issue with early water pump failure.
Pre 2014 I don't believe it was an issue. Avg lifespan 150kmi plus.

Definitely something to consider in the spare parts bin on the newer trucks. Given the frequency it happens on the web, if I had a new ram I'd think hard about swapping it at about 50kmi.
Seems like a bad batch because I believe it's basically the same pump from back to the 12V and 24V engines.
Replaced mine at 140k last year and it was still good.....preventative maintenance.

ida I am not as dodge guy but on the water pump issue.

brand immaterial i always on an annual basis grab the pump shaft, fan blades whatever and rock it bsack and forth.. If it has play it is time for the change out.

Also i am sure your change out periodically will work also. But what if you get a bad one out of the box? :h

garyp4951 wrote:
My Good Sam roadside came in handy, and towed the truck and 5er to a campground, and Ram dealer.
The water pump pulley broke, and lost the belt while in heavy one lane construction traffic on hey 45 on our way home from Gulf Shores AL, and I lost steering, and brakes immediately, but was able to get on the gravel shoulder using the trailer brake.
I could have repaired it myself if I was home, but now just sitting in the campground 100 miles from home waiting on word from the dealer.

Same thing happened to my 2015 a few weeks ago and left us high and dry on a sunny (nearly) 100 degree day. The worst part of it was a weekend in a dinky rural Oregon town so the part wasn't available for a few days. We were three hours from home so we had somebody come pick us up and then went back later in the week to pick up the truck and trailer. That was after a night in a local campground trying to figure things out.

Sucks but life goes on. I am stocking the camper with coolant and distilled water, and the truck now has a spare water pump and serpentine belt under the back seat just in case. The good news is that the fix is relatively easy so some roadside wrenching isn't out of the question if help can't be summoned easily.

I've reached the conclusion that water pumps on Cummins trucks are problematic. Certainly not the worst thing in the world from a repair standpoint but not ideal either. I'll probably swap mine out every 2-3 years going forward.

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