It looks like I'm back in the water pump game. I visited a buddy of mine last weekend and the car overheated big time on the way home. Fortunately, it wasn't too far and I made it home.
I figured the overheating was the thermostat, so I replaced it today and fired the car up again. It warmed up and immediately overheated again. Well, I pulled my relatively new waterpump that came from Ebay and whuddya know..The impeller fell off and was sitting inside the timing chain cover. This is the water pump with the cast impeller and it popped right off. Rrrrrr....
I still had the old one, so I cleaned it up and put it back in since it wasn't giving me trouble before. Got it in and fired the car up and wouldn't you know it...It was leaking through the weep hole!
There's one pump left. It's the one with the plastic impeller. I need a gasket before it can go in. Gonna hit the parts store tomorrow and give this another shot.
I've had water pumps go bad before, but not one where the impeller fell off. This is a first. Big Aqua...That's the same pump you bought off Ebay too. Hopefully, you will have better luck. Keep an eye on it!
Kevin
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