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How far could I have gone on a seized water pump? 200 1980

posted by  walrus3 on  Fri Sep 19 02:32 CST 2003
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I think you probably did the right thing under the circumstances but the
guy was indeed trying to milk you for more. You would not have gotten
far without doing some really serious damage. Those aluminum heads with
cams in them expand at a different rate than the cast iron block and
to make it worse are not as rigid so you can buckle the head between the
headbolts and also seize up the cam bearings, both of which you do NOT want
to do. The one thing that saved you was that the head was full of water
and the last place to go dry is where it is the hottest. A little bit of
water boiling off makes a LOT of steam!

Your overflow tank SHOULD be cool unless it is indeed overflowing!
The lower hose SHOULD be cooler than the upper hose (but not cold)
The upper hose should stay cool for a while and then suddenly get hot
when the thermostat opens.
--
George Downs, The "original" Walrus3, Bartlesville, Oklahoma






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