Reliable place to purchase Johnson Water pump kits?

[blackwaterstout]

My '79 Seahorse needs a new impellor/water pump kit. I ordered one from ishopmarine.com and it's been a nightmare. Several people referred me to that sight and it looks quite nice, but the service is terrible. I ordered the kit 13 days ago and still have not received a confirmation concerning shipping. I called them after 1 week and asked about it only to have some foreign lady tell me it was going to ship that day and I would receive an email confirmation. Well it's a week later and I still haven't received anything. I called back today and guess what? Same lady and still as dumb as ever. She's supposed to call me back but I'm not holding my breath. <br /><br />Anyway, I'd rather give my business to someone who can get the job done and get me the parts I need. Can anyone recommend another online source for marine parts? Thanks.

 

[alden135]

Re: Reliable place to purchase Johnson Water pump kits?

um...iboats?

 

[blackwaterstout]

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Shoot Didn't realize you actually sold marine parts. I thought you only sold manuals and such. I'll have a closer look around.

 

[blackwaterstout]

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Maybe it's me, but I can not find anywhere on this site to purchase a water pump kit for my motor. Could someone please point me in the right direction? Thanks.

 

[blackwaterstout]

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Never mind I found them. Just took a while longer than I expected.

 

[blackwaterstout]

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I picked up the Sierra kit here at Iboats. Any huge difference between the sierra kit and the OMC kit? Saved $2 over ishopmarine.<br /><br />Just to finish my story I called them back this afternoon after no hearing from them and the foreign lady infromed me that the item was out of stock. I asked here how come she didn't call me back and tell me that. I also asked her why they didn't inform me of that in the first place. She had no answer. I asked if I could buy the sierra and she said it was backordered too. I asked to speak to her manager and she told me to call back tomorrow which I intend to do. They lied to me twice over the phone so I told her to cancel my order immediately. <br /><br />A very bad experience overall. Never again will I order from ishopmarine. Hopefully now I can get my parts from here soon and get this motor running again.

 

[tr918]

Re: Reliable place to purchase Johnson Water pump kits?

this site has them, as you have already found out. Also if you need it in a hurry, any local Johnson/Evinrude marine engine dealer should have it.

 

[blackwaterstout]

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Unfortunately there are no quality dealers in my area. I live near a recreational lake with 4 marinas, but none of them sell parts. There is one OMC repair marina about 25 miles up the road that could order the part for me but it would've cost $63.50. iboats price was $27. At that price I'll take my chances ordering it online.

 

[McGR]

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BWS - I've used several Sierra water pumps on my motors. I've never had a problem with them. They seem OK to me. Some guys swear OEM only, personally I've never had a problem using reputable aftermarket brands.

 

[R.Johnson]

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What engine do you have? A $27 water pump does not sound right. What parts are you getting for that kind of money? An impellor is not a water pump! just part of one.

 

[blackwaterstout]

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My engine is a 1979 Johnson 25hp Seahorse. I bought the Sierra water pump repair kit #18-3383 from this site. It was $28.78. I was going to buy the OMC-0395270 repair kit from ishopmarline but as you can tell they pissed me off so bad I cancelled the order.<br /><br /> http://www.iboats.com/mall/index.cg...sierra&**********=638452650&*******=456948035