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legalize420

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i went out this morning to make a small idle adjustment. i went back out about a half hour later to leave for work. i noticed a small amount of coolant on the floor. i decide to drive to work and about 10 miles into the trip the gauge was on hot. i pulled over in a parking lot and had someone come pick me up. the overflow was full. i figured i would go back later and open the rad cap to see if its dry or not. how can you tell if your water pump is bad? i plan on topping off the rad if neccesary and trying to drive it home with someone following me. as long as i pull over if it goes up to the hot i should be ok right?
 

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the rad is new so i doubt it could be that. the only thing i could think of was the water pump or a clog somewhere is the system. im leaning more towards the water pump but is there a way to tell without taking it off?
 
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legalize420 said:
i went out this morning to make a small idle adjustment. i went back out about a half hour later to leave for work. i noticed a small amount of coolant on the floor. i decide to drive to work and about 10 miles into the trip the gauge was on hot. i pulled over in a parking lot and had someone come pick me up. the overflow was full. i figured i would go back later and open the rad cap to see if its dry or not. how can you tell if your water pump is bad? i plan on topping off the rad if neccesary and trying to drive it home with someone following me. as long as i pull over if it goes up to the hot i should be ok right?
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You have described what sounds like a thermostat issue. It is stuck closed or only partially open. Usuaually a bad water pump will just leak from the shaft seal if bad
 

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i put a new 180 thero in when the intake went on. maybe 25000 miles the most since then. the person i bought the car from said the water pump was changed recently but it was replaced with a used one. i will take your suggestion into consideration when i get it home but does my plan sound safe. driving it with someone following me and pulling over when/if it get hot.
 

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i think the only place its dripping from is the little hole in the overflow. the waterpump is definetly not where the coolant was coming from.
 
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legalize420 said:
i put a new 180 thero in when the intake went on. maybe 25000 miles the most since then. the person i bought the car from said the water pump was changed recently but it was replaced with a used one. i will take your suggestion into consideration when i get it home but does my plan sound safe. driving it with someone following me and pulling over when/if it get hot.
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I suppose so. I doubt it's the pump though. Unless you have suffered from the highly unlikely probability that the water pump impeller has brken from the shaft in which I think you would hear noise. Thermostat is easy quick and easy to change.
 

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When the car is warmed up, feel the upper radiator hose. If the thermostat is open you should feel coolant runing through the hose.
 
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i think the only place its dripping from is the little hole in the overflow. the waterpump is definetly not where the coolant was coming from.
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fluid boils over into overflow since it cant pass the t-stat. Unless your clutch on fan has taken a dump.
 
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wait..u have an electric fan correct?
 

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wait..u have an electric fan correct?
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yes
 

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srothfuss said:
When the car is warmed up, feel the upper radiator hose. If the thermostat is open you should feel coolant runing through the hose.
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sounds good. i will try that.
 
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