Dipshit in need of IC Pump priming help.

[jsawyer]

Me being the dipshit I emptied out the water in my ice box on a hill and filled it with ice. My iat's jumped up to 198 I figured out that the pump is running, but the water is not flowing. I need to prime it, how would I do this please?

 

[don_w]

My IC pump quit working at the track 2 weeks ago due to a leaky connection. I drove it home no problem. Then next morning, it just started working again.

As far as priming it, not sure. You could pull the inlet hose off the ice box and suck on it, trying to draw water through the pump.

 

[Ken3030]

My IC pump quit working at the track 2 weeks ago due to a leaky connection. I drove it home no problem. Then next morning, it just started working again.

As far as priming it, not sure. You could pull the inlet hose off the ice box and suck on it, trying to draw water through the pump.

John I did the same thing to your car once. What Don said will work. Just disconnect it where it dumps back into the tank and suck on the hose it will start working. ( and before you ask NO we are not playing a joke on you.)

 

[Herknav]

Just to be sure though, you should take pictures of you sucking on the outlet hose for the DIY your going to write...

 

[Hatchman]

You could try squeezing the IC hoses as well, might create enough suck/blow to move whatever air bubble is causing the pump not to prime.

 

[94tbird]

idk what pump you have but on my meziere i have a plug i can pull out to let the air out of the pump to get it to pump again

 

[jsawyer]

John I did the same thing to your car once. What Don said will work. Just disconnect it where it dumps back into the tank and suck on the hose it will start working. ( and before you ask NO we are not playing a joke on you.)

eww Ken, the thought of you sucking my hose is a little disturbing
Were you putting ice in the car when it quit?

I took Don and Kens advice pulled the inlet hose to the ice box off an sifend/sucked it this morning and poof I heard a sputtering and water was flowing. Thanks guys!

My iat's were 198 degrees w/o the intercooler

 

[don_w]

eww Ken, the thought of you sucking my hose is a little disturbing

But the thought of John sucking your hose is OK????

 

[don_w]

idk what pump you have but on my meziere i have a plug i can pull out to let the air out of the pump to get it to pump again

Do you have Meziere IC pump? I thought you were using the same pump I have (you gave me the PN).

 

[jsawyer]

But the thought of John sucking your hose is OK????

It's not to recieve right?

 

[94tbird]

Do you have Meziere IC pump? I thought you were using the same pump I have (you gave me the PN).

I was until we installed the tank in the trunk this past winter. I have a meziere back there now. We weren't sure if that pump could handle the length and distance of all the hoses now so we upgraded

 

[don_w]

Cool... I didn't know that.

 

[jsawyer]

My pump keeps quiting on me I am giong to re-route the hose from the back of the blower. Right now it dips down and comes up.

 

[Freaknazty]

ok guys this might be a dumbass comment but coulnt you hook up a bulb like on the gas lines for boats into the system ( permanant ) could save this prob later on ........... just an idea because i don't run this system and i may just be dumb lol

 

[ChevyKiller]

My pump keeps quiting on me I am giong to re-route the hose from the back of the blower. Right now it dips down and comes up.

You may want to rule out it's not a an issue of voltage?

 

[jsawyer]

You may want to rule out it's not a an issue of voltage?

I looked at the hoses and there are a couple with sharp bends, so I am getting some 90 degree elbows to see is this fixes it. The pump is on, but the water stops flowing

 

[ChevyKiller]

Then yep, check your flow and check all the lines for cracks/tears.

 

[jsawyer]

Then yep, check your flow and check all the lines for cracks/tears.

just re-did all the hose with bends with elbows. Went for a drive, this morning I was seeing 145 iat's now 125
Problem is I pull in the driveway open the hood and the pump stops flowing. Could the pump be worn out from being overworked?

 

[ChevyKiller]

your sure the pump is on? (you can hear it)

 

[jsawyer]

your sure the pump is on? (you can hear it)

yep, it is humming and I touch it i can feel it moving. I basically pull the inlet tube off the ice box suck on it and I hear some burbeling then the water flows nicely. Drive it and iat's are 125ish then they start rising get home and no flow