Is my water pump bad?
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Is my water pump bad?
I have had overheating issues for months on my 99 EM1. I replaced my busted overflow tank, replaced the thermostat, then it still overheated so I removed the thermostat. I also replaced the radiator cap. I am still running it without a thermostat and it seems to still run hot at red lights and drive throughs. Places where i have to stop it will overheat. Te fan is working fine also. I can open the cap and the water isnt moving. If i rev the engine up to about 3k rpm i can see it flowing water. Im thinking my problem is that its just not flowing enough at low RPM's.
So my question is: If your car is idling and you open your radiator cap, can you see the water moving without revving it up? I cant. Is that bad, or normal. Thanks for the help
So my question is: If your car is idling and you open your radiator cap, can you see the water moving without revving it up? I cant. Is that bad, or normal. Thanks for the help
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Re: (afstvx)
ok, ill do that. I thought I could still bleed it by running it with the cap off and the heater on. Is your method more effective. Thanks
Modified by EKstacy at 10:53 PM 3/25/2008
Modified by EKstacy at 10:53 PM 3/25/2008
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my em1 dont have a bleeder screw.
i have to open the radiator cap, put a funel and run the engine with the heater on. when you done. make sure your lower radiator hose is warm. this will tell you if your thermostat opened.
i have to open the radiator cap, put a funel and run the engine with the heater on. when you done. make sure your lower radiator hose is warm. this will tell you if your thermostat opened.
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Re: (Ruben19)
I got no thermostat in though. It should be flowing freely and its not. I was just wondering if it normally would be a noticeably flow in the radiator at idle?
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