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water pump problem
Posted: March 5th, 2005, 12:16 pm
by Superddd
I was working on the car and had to get the right belt that goes on the steering and water pump. while i was gone my girlfriend drove my car to the grocery store and back. All the fluid boiled out of the overflow and now i can't get my pump to move any water. Ist it bad or do i need to prime it or what????
Posted: March 5th, 2005, 10:47 pm
by jimishadow
did it overheat?
Posted: March 6th, 2005, 6:27 pm
by Superddd
yeah, it didn't blown the head gaskets and from what i can tell it didn't warp the heads either, but i haven't pulled them off yet. i just cant get the pump to move any water. the pulley spins with the belt..... it just won't move water
Posted: March 6th, 2005, 9:13 pm
by mitmaks
how do you know its not moving water?
Posted: March 8th, 2005, 12:18 pm
by Superddd
Theres no pressure in lines when the engine is running or rapped up and I can't actually see the water moving. This is the first car I've owned and in some trucks you can see the water moving through the fill opening, i don't know if its the same in cars. When the engine is rapped to 3-5 rpms i can squeeze the main return line closed with my hands
Posted: March 10th, 2005, 8:14 pm
by LongJohn
Did you uncork the radiator cap and fill the radiator, or did you just fill the overflow? You need to pull off the radiator cap and fill the radiator to the top. Make sure you squeeze the water lines to push out the air bubbles.
Then cap it and warm the car up, let it cool down, take the cap off again and top it off.