Can A Car Water Pump Work At Partial Capicity Or Is A Matter Of It Pumps Or Doesn't Pump?

Oct 30, 2007 by land | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

The garage told me my water pump was pumping "weakly" and needs to be replaced.

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A water pump can start to 'pump weakly' as the blades on the rotor drain out. That will reduce the amount of coolant that is being moved through the system. That causes the temperature to rise overall.

Usually that does not meet with

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What RPM Is Required To Operate A Car Water Pump?

Mar 14, 2009 by Gypsy Girl | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

I be versed that the water pump is belt driven, so it would be easy to connect it to my bicycle. What I am wondering is if I can pedal fast enough to fetch it work. Does anyone know how fast I would need to pedal to operate the pump?
Does that

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Machine-driven water pumps will move water with any rotation, provided it's a sealed system and there are no obstructions. The flow rate will be determined by the RPM of the water pump. This is comparable to the pulley sizes of the drive pulley to the

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How Do I Know If My Car Water Pump Is Working?

Nov 11, 2008 by Angel L | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

My 93 Ford t-bird over heats and i at the end of the day don't know what could be the problem, the radiator is working fine, and also the fan and the thermostat, i don't think is a head gasket because the oil looks alright with no contamination and there

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the water pump might be bad, it won't let the coolant to circle. or you might have an air pocket in the coolant, that is the great possibility, you need to bled out that air. check the auto handbook first before you start that service, all cars are

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What Is A Water Pump In A Car? How Much Is It To Replace?

Oct 18, 2006 by Holly | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

And if it needs to be replaced, does that substitute for trouble for a car? I see a car I might like to buy, but the ad says that the water pump needs to be replaced. Someone please enlighten me. Thanks.

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Most water pumps are somewhat cheap either new or rebuilt. Get it replaced it keeps the engine cooled off and prevents overheating.

As one sees it I would avoid that car unless the owner replaces the pump first. The cost is only $100

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Why Does A Car Water Pump Fail?

Apr 26, 2008 by freeze_sr | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm using an old Mitsubishi Lancer. Recently I changed my water pump it was leaking.

To me it looked like a broken of metal, with a small fan thing (not motorized) How can it fail? There is no mechanics to it, just like a conveyor with

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The water pump has a gasket contents to stop coolant from leaking out. When the gasket fails, coolant comes out of what is called a load hole. If you don't replace the water pump, the bearing gets saturated with coolant and fails. When the bearing fails,

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