Questions on Keene KE 201 water pump

[musher169]

hello
I am working on a Keene KE 201 water pump. I am posting a bunch of photos to see what you think of the impellers. there are six and two look like they have very little wear. The other 4 are a little dinged up but I think will work fine. What is the proper way to take care of the dinged up impellers. File? I would like to hear what you have to say about condition also.

I have never rebuilt a water pump but seems pretty straight forward. I am going to replace main seal. Is there any other good tips that go along with rebuilding a keene ke 201?

What do you think of the impellers, How much life do they have left with normal wear and tear?

Do you have any good outlets for parts on the keene ke 201 water pump?
I sure appreciate all the good tips!


All information on the keene ke 201 is welcome. Thanks!

 

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[russau]

Well have you run the pump to see how it works BEFORE you worked on it? those worn edges of the impellor "fling" the water out for your highpressure water. as these edges wear from small grains of sand and maybe small junk , they wear down and slowly youll lose pressure. you could always buy a new one if its not putting out enough PSI or you could send it back to Keene to get rebuilt OR you could get a welding shop to TIG weld the vains back to original ($$$$$) and then machine it back to work. if it was mine id run it as is and decide after I see how it performs.

 

[Hoser John]

Ancient pump,no hose bib and plastic mounting bracket. Them impellers definately got no love in the pickup vein areas. Even worse the intakes look like they were worn down big time. Did you get the spacer (round piece of thin wall pipe) that spaces the impeller properly?? Oldies needed them to space from plastic intake connector on fv end.Smooth out as much as possible the vein damages and see which one is left the most metal. The NEW footvalves with them insipid 1/2" holes let rocks in that chewed that impeller up,they hydrohone holes in the jet(check for hump in jet) as that pump indicates many rocks inside. Lotza luck. John

 

[SierraMadre]

It'll sling water. Like russau says, if it works ok then use it. But of course you'll get more pressure and move more water if you replace the impeller

 

[SierraMadre]

Change the seals anyway even if you don't change the impeller