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Re: How can I tell if my water pump is dead? (long (archive)
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Posted by ByeBye on July 16, 2000 at 22:23:36:

In Reply to: How can I tell if my water pump is dead? (long) posted by Aquilles325 on July 16, 2000 at 20:40:40:

On our cars it is very hard to tell if the pump is dead w/o actually opening up the pump and looking at the impeller blades. One way to check is first by listening under the hood while running. You sometimes can hear a metal grinding sound (or like metal rubbing against smooth metal (very faintly), if you pull the throttle cables they should get faster and you may hear a knocking. This is an indication of the pump separating from the housing. The only other way is to start the car and when temp guage 1/2, turn car off and feel the top hose. If the top hose is cold, it is either the thermostat or pump.
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