My car runs really hot, even with the heat on.. i installed an e-fan and it still gets really hot.. i changed my coolant and it still does this.. how can i check if my water pump is bad?? how do i know if my radiator is bad also??



thanks

V8?

dude, no wonder you swap out the 13b for a V8.



check your thermostat. whenever the car gets hot, your t-stat pops open and allows more coolant to be rushed in.

lol ok...



i read somewhere to drill a hole threw the t-stat to allow better cooling?



true?

just take it off

Theres a bleeder hole on the waterpump. Pisses when its bad.



Is the coolant coming out of the overflow tank?

no, i shut off the car before anything that serious happens..

anyone else 2nd this suggestion?

No!



Replace it.

replace the thermostat! Its less than $5.00

were at like walmart lol

im driving my car with out the thermostat and i have no problems

well ihave to put it back in when winter arrives so i can have heat

Fc water housing? Did you do any mods to stop recirculation?



The thermostat has a dual purpose. To Rad, and recirculate.

When the car is warm, check the radiator for cold spots, indicating blockage.

dint do anything , and themp is reading 180 sometimes lil more bout no more that 190

on stock sa22 rad

how should i go about checking? simply feel around with my hand?

you can find the t-stat at a NAPA store, or pretty much any parts store.

get a OEM thermostat, its cheap and comes with the gasket.



replace your waterpump, get the radiator flushed and cleaned out. You can have a bad waterpump and not have it weep out the weep hole.



check the hoses and belts at the same time



all said it will be $125-$150 or so and you will have a properly functioning cooling system. There is no need for a efan, there is something else wrong and just throwing things in the engine comparment is not the way to fix them.

If you cant afford to maintain the car you should park it before you ruin it any further.

ok ill get these things checked out

I have seen impellers in pumps go bad, basically the pump no longer pumps water it just spins, it only comes out the weep hole when the seals go bad.

dammit stole what i was gonna say.



the weep hole is also for when the bearings start going bad, but they normally puncture the seals with the littlest amount of shaft play so if your seals are bad your pump is bad and vice versa.



wish i had a pic of the water pump i did on a 97 firebird the otherday. there was no impeller left.....gooooo dexcool.



kevin.

Yep. Just don't get burnt.

k thanks guys