My van's water pump (Shurflo 2095) has started leaking from where the pump head joins onto the main body. When the pump is running you can see water seeping out all around this join - at other times it doesn't leak. It is working normally otherwise.
According to the exploded diagram in the pump manual, there is what looks like a gasket that presumably is meant to seal this joint. However, no spare part is listed for this gasket - only major parts of the assembly or the complete pump head. Does anyone know if it is possible to just replace this gasket?
Pump is still under warranty (for about another month) but by the time I drag the van back to the original dealer I might just as well pay for the pump to be repaired (or replaced) locally. Also pump is located under the Truma boiler (which is on a shelf above it) with little room to get at it (a Hobby design classic ) . By coincidence, the boiler is having to come out next week to have its electrical element replaced (under Truma warranty) so that would be a good time to get to the pump. There seems to be enough room in the locker to maybe relocate the pump to make it more accessible in the future. Or possibly (if pump is replaced) to repair the gasket once the old pump is out and reinstall it alongside the new one with a switch between the two so that I have a 'standby' pump all ready for when the next one fails.
Any thoughts on repair or replacement, please?
According to the exploded diagram in the pump manual, there is what looks like a gasket that presumably is meant to seal this joint. However, no spare part is listed for this gasket - only major parts of the assembly or the complete pump head. Does anyone know if it is possible to just replace this gasket?
Pump is still under warranty (for about another month) but by the time I drag the van back to the original dealer I might just as well pay for the pump to be repaired (or replaced) locally. Also pump is located under the Truma boiler (which is on a shelf above it) with little room to get at it (a Hobby design classic ) . By coincidence, the boiler is having to come out next week to have its electrical element replaced (under Truma warranty) so that would be a good time to get to the pump. There seems to be enough room in the locker to maybe relocate the pump to make it more accessible in the future. Or possibly (if pump is replaced) to repair the gasket once the old pump is out and reinstall it alongside the new one with a switch between the two so that I have a 'standby' pump all ready for when the next one fails.
Any thoughts on repair or replacement, please?