Anyone ever break down automotive waterpumps???

**gravygrabber** · 12-16-2013, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by corycouch

First I've been to sirscraps watering hole tonight but, gravy grabber go as your name implies, a water pump weighs 4 to 8lbs. Unless your working on pulled motors they are not worth pulling (for scrap value) or even breaking down. To be honest you could probably get breakage for it depending on your yard 12 to 20 cents a lb. breakage is a good deal you get paid extra for steel but less for aluminum without the hassle of breaking it down. Take the gravy and run, but IMO I would just leave them on as you can get breakage for about any motor.

Well I don't pull them from motors I change them out at my job as a mechanic so they are not part of a bigger motor or anything. Most of them get tossed so I save them all and turn them in. I was just thinking I could break them down and get a better price since usually I get like .20 a lb. for them unclean.

**SuperDave** · 12-16-2013, 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by gravygrabber

Well I don't pull them from motors I change them out at my job as a mechanic so they are not part of a bigger motor or anything. Most of them get tossed so I save them all and turn them in. I was just thinking I could break them down and get a better price since usually I get like .20 a lb. for them unclean.

I think .20 is fair. Not worth your time or effort to break them down.