A few weeks ago I rented a tow dolly and set my sights on getting to Bandimere to participate in their Wednesday Night test and tune session. Everything was set to go. Bandimere's tech department gave me the go ahead and said they would pass me for tech just this once with a cracked windshield. The weather was beautiful and I managed to get off of work early that day just to ensure I made it there and had time to not be rushed.
Bandimere is about 65 miles away from my house. There are two different highways to take. One has a lower speed limit than the other. I opted to take the lower speed limit route in case I ran into lack of power going up hills when towing. My family and I loaded into the Jeep and took off.
40 miles into the trip my water pump starting squealing terribly. I pulled over. My father and I inspected the engine. The squeal was coming from inside of the water pump's case. The bearing that the propeller rides on broke down and no longer wanted to turn. I thought long and hard on the side of the road what to do. I pondered whether I should try and make it to the track, make some runs then worry about getting home. Then again I did not want to get stranded in a town 65 miles from home. So I turned around and went home.
Luckily my Jeep made it home. Right when I pulled up, my water pumps internal bearing seized and cracked the water pump case. Coolant was shooting out of the cracks in a sprinkler type pattern.
This left me in a bind. Now my daily driver is down and I did not have the extra cash nor the time to fix it. Being that my Civic is insured and licensed, I had to start driving it daily. Open header and all.
It's been a loud ride so far. I've been trying to stay positive about this. Soon my Jeep will be back up and running. Then I will try again to make it to the track.
The only good thing about this situation is I have had the chance to really fine tune my motor with the Bisi Beaver header. My fuel map and timing map are so much different compared to my Pacesetter ROM and original Bisimoto ROM. This is a good thing folks as my car feels more powerful than ever before.
