Anybody tried these Fastwin/FD style water pumps yet?

[billw]

I saw these for the first time on eBay. They seem expensive for ching-chong stuff but it beats the other option, which is no pump at all. Any thoughts or experiences? I do have quite a few of the Fastwins and FDs, so this would be huge.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/402958328584?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D5b1bc28b7735431dacac8f1304bcd3a3%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D131954750890%26itm%3D402958328584%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A5cb3698e-5291-11ec-833e-1a2108a5bd69%7Cparentrq%3A7589734817d0a45b09b96059ffffbfa6%7Ciid%3A1

Long live American manufacturing!

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[bobw]

Never tried one but price seems better than usual BRP package price. QC might be questionable – looking at the single picture of the impeller, the impeller hub attachment to the impeller rubber looks sketchy.

Bob

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[frankr]

Is that a plastic pump housing without a stainless steel liner? Very interesting.

[Steve D]

Also looks like one of those fat aftermarket impellers that’s been known to cause problems.

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[billw]

To be honest, I didn’t realize that BRP ones were still available at a (modern day) reasonable price. EBay price difference between OEM and Ching Chong is only about $20. I ordered two OEMs and one from our future country. Curiosity got the better of me. It will probably be in a container off the coast of LA until July but I have patience.

Long live American manufacturing!

[billw]

I got my Chinese FD/Fastwin water pump kit. The housing is some sort of metal, not plastic. It is just painted, powder-coated, anodized or something; so it is black in appearance. Measurement-wise, it seems good, for all the world like OEM. The wear plate is not raised in the middle like the new OEMs but the old OEMs weren’t, either. It appears blue in the picture because it is shipped with a protective plastic covering. A magnet doesn’t stick to it; so no tricks there. Impeller looks like it might work. Supplied screws don’t seem of good quality. Overall, I guess it is worth a try, since I have it; but I really only saved $20.

Long live American manufacturing!

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