Question about 3406B in my Freightliner

[catsilver]

Cat 'reman' parts around 60% of new price or less, built to same specs and carry same warranty as new, some are new parts 'seeded' into the system, what's to decide?
I must admit to an advantage here, I sold reman parts in complete engine overhauls for ten years!

[Jim Sixty]

Thanks for all the help, raining today so will update, a Cat reman water pump with a new backing plate and a reman alternator. Makes for a Happy Cat

[lanes]

did the new one have a plastic impeller?just wondering a friend thinks he is haveing the same problem, what that waterpump cost you? lane

[Jim Sixty]

My old one and the new one both had cast impellers. A little different design, but both were cast. Through Cat it was $365. They were available through Carquest and NAPA a little cheaper, but I needed to replace the backing plate and cat was the only place that had everything on hand. My old backing plate was Cast aluminum and the interaction between it and the cast iron pump and antifreeze and age determined that it was not coming out in one piece. The new backing plate was cast iron and cost $109. Good luck with yours.