2017 Ram 3500 6.7 Cummins Recall
I don't know if anybody else here got this mail yet from Ram. It is for a recall for a possible fire in the engine compartment because of a water pump problem. It may fail without any warning and c...
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minnow wrote:Ron3rd wrote:
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Just curious, and not being argumentative, but how does a water pump leaking coolant cause a fire? I guess it happens because the recall mentions it.
Back in the old days, when the old small block chevy water pumps would go bad they would start to leak, bearing was designed that way to alert you to change the pump.
As I understand it, that the pump seizes up, which causes the belt to come off the pulley and rub onto a nearby electrical harness which then shorts out and causes a fire.
Looks like you're right. Just got my recall letter, yipeeeeeeee!
