"michaeltnull" wrote:
> "tim1337" <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in message
> news:422b4e6e$1_1@alt.athenanews.com...
> > "michaeltnull" wrote:
> > > As Randall says, it sounds like the coolant isn't
> circulating.
> > > Since the
> > > guage starts reading right and then climbs to red
> line in
> > > about the time
> > > we'd expect for no coolant flow, I don't think the
> guage is
> > > lying. Don't
> > > drive that car until you get this sorted out or you
> will be
> > > dealing with a
> > > warped cylinder head on top of whatever's doing
> this.
> > >
> > > There have been sporadic reports of water pumps that
> have lost
> > > their vanes,
> > > but you could also be dealing with a blockage or
> other coolant
> > > supply
> > > problem.
> > >
> > > If your timing belt is due for replacement soon, you
> may want
> > > to bite the
> > > bullet and get the timing belt and water pump
> replaced now.
> > > The labor is
> > > essentially the same to do one as to do both. If the
> timing
> > > belt isn't due
> > > for a few more years, the gurus here may have some
> tips and
> > > hints for
> > > checking the water pump and coolant flow.
> > >
> > > Mike
> >
> > is replacing the water pump hard/expensive?
> >
> I'm afraid so. The pump is nestled behind the timing belt. The
> major steps
> are:
> 1) drain the coolant system (naturally)
> 2) remove the crankshaft pulleys (harmonic balancer)... this
> takes a hefty
> impact wrench or a pulley holding tool and a socket with
> giganamous cheater
> bar. It *cannot* be done with the old trick of putting the
> socket handle on
> a jackstand and bumping the starter because the engine turns
> the wrong way.
> The pulley holding tool is useful even with the impact wrench.
> 3) remove the timing belt cover and timing belt
> 4) remove the water pump
> 5) put it back together about the way it came apart, but
> without all the
> colorful language describing the insanely tight hardware.
>
> Many of us lump water pump replacement in with timing belt
> replacement
> because the first three steps are the same. The market price
> for timing belt
> and water pump replacement is around $500 all told, but it is
> possible to
> pay significantly more and possible to pay significantly less.
> As a DIY job
> it definitely gets into the "very challenging" range unless
> you can get a
> shop to break that crank bolt loose and retorque it for you.
> The spec'd
> torque is under 200 ft-lbs but it gets extremely stubborn over
> the years.
> The bolt is accessible easily enough to make that a practical
> approach if
> you can find a shop willing to do it (or if you rent a
> powerful torque
> wrench and buy a 19 mm impact socket).
>
> Mike
Ok, on my way home from school (about a 15 minute drive) and when i
was almost home, I hit a small pot hole and heard kind of a pop. My
engine was running hot for about 5 minutes. Instantly, my heat turned
on and the temp gauge went down to normal. When i got home my engine
was a little smoky. (Terrible to run it that hot, I know, but I needed
to go) The car drove and sounded fine afterwards too.
im thinking this is a good sign or a very bad sign....
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