Water Pump Woes

[jacobrussell]

ok so i got my car from the boat yard and drove it home not untill im about 2 hours from home does it start to over heat wen i step on the gas also i noticed it wouldnt do it as bad if i kept the headlights on low

if this just the signs of a wapter pump on its way out? the system was still holding water fine

also the heater was bairly blowing warm air out

[92_2_fast]

First check your alt/waterpump belt. Is your charge light coming on? Usually a water pump doesn't start going weak. They leak coolant until it ruins the bearing and seizes or falls apart. If you are getting very little to no heat for the heater and it is over heating but the alt belt is good, check your coolant level and condition. If it is good, take the belt off and spin the w/p pulley and check for seizure or noise. If everything is fine change your thermostat. Let me know what else you find. I've spent a few years as an ASE certified mechanic, so Im sure I can help a little with the diagnosis.

[jacobrussell]

well thats it i mean if the heater was blowing hot ait i would believe its the thermostat. but i bairly get any warm air out of it it does spin easyly but if i spin it it doens keep going on its own it is not leaking from teh weep hole either

[92_2_fast]

It shouldn't keep spinning, but it should spin. If it was a t-stat than it would still blow hot especially if it's overheating. What is the condition/level of your coolant?

[jacobrussell]

all new good condition i changed all the fuids before i moved back from hawaii

im thinking either somthings plugged maybe??

[92_2_fast]

Run it at operating temp and feel the upper and lower radiator hose. The should feel the same.

[jacobrussell]

well they do but its hard to tell the uppers a coil spring hose

i love my proto and i cant really wait to drive it i just got a job and CS wont have my engine for awhile

[bmikedaman]

Did the car run bad like it was overheating? And how fast was the gauge going up when you flicked on the high beams or gassed it? This occasionally happens due to bad grounds, the gauge itself is malfunctioning rather than the car. If it really is overheating it ussually wont instantly go way up. If it is overheating its probably the thermostat, its not hard to replace really.

[Jho]

A car should never overheat while you are driving. If it does, your radiator is the problem, or a stuck closed thermostat, which we could conclude isn't the case with your car due to the lack of hot air.

[jacobrussell]

look at my title under my name

im not completly inept i did the first msnsextra on a BP


im asking cuase ive never seen a overheating problem like this

the grounds are fine i check them with a ohm meter..


if the gauge was moving around but the car was not actualy overheating i woulda known like i siad the reson i know somthings amiss is the damn car aint blowing any hot air either..

[bmikedaman]

A car should never overheat while you are driving. If it does, your radiator is the problem, or a stuck closed thermostat, which we could conclude isn't the case with your car due to the lack of hot air.

Unless the thermostat sticks shut, and don't tell me they failsafe open, cuz mine didn't. Car never overheated fully, but i noticed one day it was running alot warmer than ussual, went away with a new thermostat.

Or I could learn how to read, since you said thermostat, so I concur. Lol