Its the water pump!!!

For those who've been following my earlier saga, I think its the water pump.
It looks like its an aftermarket pump. I looked under the truck just now and
saw a huge puddle. Started the engine for about 45 seconds, and saw h2o
dripping out of the bottom...

Its passenger side, mounted to the firewall, so I guess it must be the
waterpump, even though it doesnt look like one.

"Japhar81" > wrote in message
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> For those who've been following my earlier saga, I think its the water
> pump. It looks like its an aftermarket pump. I looked under the truck just
> now and saw a huge puddle. Started the engine for about 45 seconds, and
> saw h2o dripping out of the bottom...
>
> Its passenger side, mounted to the firewall, so I guess it must be the
> waterpump, even though it doesnt look like one.
The water pump generally is bolted onto the front of the engine. I'm
guessing the thing you see mounted on the firewall with coolant dripping out
of it may be an aftermarket coolant heater that is tied into the heater
hose.

Denny

Guess thats not my problem then?

"Denny" > wrote in message
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> "Japhar81" > wrote in message
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>> For those who've been following my earlier saga, I think its the water
>> pump. It looks like its an aftermarket pump. I looked under the truck
>> just now and saw a huge puddle. Started the engine for about 45 seconds,
>> and saw h2o dripping out of the bottom...
>>
>> Its passenger side, mounted to the firewall, so I guess it must be the
>> waterpump, even though it doesnt look like one.
> The water pump generally is bolted onto the front of the engine. I'm
> guessing the thing you see mounted on the firewall with coolant dripping
> out of it may be an aftermarket coolant heater that is tied into the
> heater hose.
>
> Denny
>
>

If you check the pump impeller (after-market pump) it will not look right
compared to an OEM pump. The space between the impeller and the pump body
is probably too much. This dimension needs to be very close to the body to
prevent water blow-by, so to speak. This will allow the water presure to
not be as high as it needs to be by allowing the water to just churn in the
pump body and not pump out.

One thing you can check, without too much labor, is to bypass your heater
core, if you can get to the inlet/outlet hoses. Just remove them from the
firewall and put in a piece or pipe (copper, steel, whatever - it's
temporary for the test) in to connect the two ends (end-to-end) together.
This will eliminate the restriction of the heater core and valve. If this
allows your guage to run at a lower temperature and the engine to run
cooler - then your after-market pump needs to be replaced with a new OEM
pump.

"Japhar81" > wrote in message
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> Guess thats not my problem then?
>
> "Denny" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Japhar81" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> For those who've been following my earlier saga, I think its the water
>>> pump. It looks like its an aftermarket pump. I looked under the truck
>>> just now and saw a huge puddle. Started the engine for about 45 seconds,
>>> and saw h2o dripping out of the bottom...
>>>
>>> Its passenger side, mounted to the firewall, so I guess it must be the
>>> waterpump, even though it doesnt look like one.
>> The water pump generally is bolted onto the front of the engine. I'm
>> guessing the thing you see mounted on the firewall with coolant dripping
>> out of it may be an aftermarket coolant heater that is tied into the
>> heater hose.
>>
>> Denny
>>
>>
>
>

If you check the pump impeller (after-market pump) it will not look right
compared to an OEM pump. The space between the impeller and the pump body
is probably too much. This dimension needs to be very close to the body to
prevent water blow-by, so to speak. This will allow the water presure to
not be as high as it needs to be by allowing the water to just churn in the
pump body and not pump out.

One thing you can check, without too much labor, is to bypass your heater
core, if you can get to the inlet/outlet hoses. Just remove them from the
firewall and put in a piece or pipe (copper, steel, whatever - it's
temporary for the test) in to connect the two ends (end-to-end) together.
This will eliminate the restriction of the heater core and valve. If this
allows your guage to run at a lower temperature and the engine to run
cooler - then your after-market pump needs to be replaced with a new OEM
pump.

"Japhar81" > wrote in message
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> Guess thats not my problem then?
>
> "Denny" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Japhar81" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> For those who've been following my earlier saga, I think its the water
>>> pump. It looks like its an aftermarket pump. I looked under the truck
>>> just now and saw a huge puddle. Started the engine for about 45 seconds,
>>> and saw h2o dripping out of the bottom...
>>>
>>> Its passenger side, mounted to the firewall, so I guess it must be the
>>> waterpump, even though it doesnt look like one.
>> The water pump generally is bolted onto the front of the engine. I'm
>> guessing the thing you see mounted on the firewall with coolant dripping
>> out of it may be an aftermarket coolant heater that is tied into the
>> heater hose.
>>
>> Denny
>>
>>
>
>

Guess thats not my problem then?

"Denny" > wrote in message
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>
> "Japhar81" > wrote in message
> ...
>> For those who've been following my earlier saga, I think its the water
>> pump. It looks like its an aftermarket pump. I looked under the truck
>> just now and saw a huge puddle. Started the engine for about 45 seconds,
>> and saw h2o dripping out of the bottom...
>>
>> Its passenger side, mounted to the firewall, so I guess it must be the
>> waterpump, even though it doesnt look like one.
> The water pump generally is bolted onto the front of the engine. I'm
> guessing the thing you see mounted on the firewall with coolant dripping
> out of it may be an aftermarket coolant heater that is tied into the
> heater hose.
>
> Denny
>
>

"Japhar81" > wrote in message
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> For those who've been following my earlier saga, I think its the water
> pump. It looks like its an aftermarket pump. I looked under the truck just
> now and saw a huge puddle. Started the engine for about 45 seconds, and
> saw h2o dripping out of the bottom...
>
> Its passenger side, mounted to the firewall, so I guess it must be the
> waterpump, even though it doesnt look like one.
The water pump generally is bolted onto the front of the engine. I'm
guessing the thing you see mounted on the firewall with coolant dripping out
of it may be an aftermarket coolant heater that is tied into the heater
hose.

Denny

On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:40:44 -0400, "Japhar81" >
wrote:

>For those who've been following my earlier saga, I think its the water pump.
>It looks like its an aftermarket pump. I looked under the truck just now and
>saw a huge puddle. Started the engine for about 45 seconds, and saw h2o
>dripping out of the bottom...
>
>Its passenger side, mounted to the firewall, so I guess it must be the
>waterpump, even though it doesnt look like one.
>
>
I think you need to go buy a service manual for your vehicle before
you go any farther.

beekeep

heh, already ordered, be here tomorrow.

"beekeep" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:40:44 -0400, "Japhar81" >
> wrote:
>
>>For those who've been following my earlier saga, I think its the water
>>pump.
>>It looks like its an aftermarket pump. I looked under the truck just now
>>and
>>saw a huge puddle. Started the engine for about 45 seconds, and saw h2o
>>dripping out of the bottom...
>>
>>Its passenger side, mounted to the firewall, so I guess it must be the
>>waterpump, even though it doesnt look like one.
>>
>>
> I think you need to go buy a service manual for your vehicle before
> you go any farther.
>
> beekeep
>
>

heh, already ordered, be here tomorrow.

"beekeep" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:40:44 -0400, "Japhar81" >
> wrote:
>
>>For those who've been following my earlier saga, I think its the water
>>pump.
>>It looks like its an aftermarket pump. I looked under the truck just now
>>and
>>saw a huge puddle. Started the engine for about 45 seconds, and saw h2o
>>dripping out of the bottom...
>>
>>Its passenger side, mounted to the firewall, so I guess it must be the
>>waterpump, even though it doesnt look like one.
>>
>>
> I think you need to go buy a service manual for your vehicle before
> you go any farther.
>
> beekeep
>
>