Hey guys great site!! I have a 2006 F-350 with a 8 ft. meyers blade and a E-57H pump.I bought the truck and plow new in august of 2006.I plowed with it for the 2007 season and had to have the aluminum base of the pump replaced because the pump motor bolts pulled the threads right out of it!!And then an A coil went,both were warrantied but still it's down time.now at the begining of this season It blew the top seal on the pump and the chrome peeled off on both the angle cylinder rams!!eek oh yea and another A coil ! This last A coil fiasco cost me 2 hrs. and 45 mins. starting at 3:00 a.m. naturally.
The angle cylinders and the seal will be warrantied also but if this is a sign of what to expect in the future I think I'll buy something other than a meyer next time.Has anyone else had a bad experience with the E-57H?What else can I expect to go wrong?
any E-57H problems?
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The E57's are no different than all the other Meyer pumps.... they have the same issues that the Meyer pumps have had for years, (coils, valves, easy contamination) but they usually go more than a year before they have the kind of problems like yours....
If yours has the newer "square" style A coil, they're known to be failure prone. So the next time you replace it, use the "round" style coil... they last much longer.
If yours has the newer "square" style A coil, they're known to be failure prone. So the next time you replace it, use the "round" style coil... they last much longer.
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I usually am..tree bizz;468674 said:But that's good to know.Is everyone on this site up this late?
Maybe you just got a couple bad coils then... was the second one a genuine Meyer coil? I've taken brand new ones out of the pack before that wasn't any good...the aftermarket ones actually seem to hold up better believe it or not. So that's what I use the most of.
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That's probably one reason you had two in a row fail then. The OEM square coils were pretty bad for that. I've seen them melt right onto the valve stem before...the old style round ones are definitely much more reliable.tree bizz;468678 said:
The Westerns are IMO...tree bizz;468678 said:
what's your opinion of the rubber cover that these new pumps come with?I cut mine off when I had that motor problem.The dealer told me they aren't good to leave on anyway because they trap salt and crap.Then I talked to another dealer today who said exactly the opposite
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You did the best thing you could have done by trashing the cover....they do nothing but trap water and crud under them..
I've found the only way they help even a little, is if you first soak the pump with some Fluid Film or some type of corrosion preventer before installing the cover.. but you still need to pull the cover off occasionally and clean the inside of it and re-spray the pump again to get the water out..
I've found the only way they help even a little, is if you first soak the pump with some Fluid Film or some type of corrosion preventer before installing the cover.. but you still need to pull the cover off occasionally and clean the inside of it and re-spray the pump again to get the water out..
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.. The Western coils have an extra ground terminal on them that the Meyer designated coils don't have. Makes them more reliable and they definitely seem to be a better design. Meyer actually went to a coil on the later pumps that have a dedicated ground, wire rather than depending on the nut holding the coil on the valve stem for ground (just like most of the other plow manufactures have had for 15 years).tree bizz;468687 said:Well,I meant the plows,I guess I should of specified.We were talking about coils weren't we
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