| Water pump question |
Subject: Water pump question by Bob8823 on 2008/2/26 13:26:46 Hey guys, new to the forum, got a question. Hope you can help. [size=18:59a91ea2dd] Posted this on another forum. [/size:59a91ea2dd]Ok, don't want to beat a dead horse here, but no one really had an answer to my question. First a little background. Radiator cap bad, pretty much knew that. Hoses look ok, gonna replace the bottom one anyway just because of age. Radiator clean and water flows through it perfectly. Took out the thermostat. Stuck a water hose in the water pump inlets on the block and water flows freely through both of them. Stuck the hose in the upper radiator hose and ran water back down through the block, and it flows freely that way. Ok, here's the question. With no thermostat, the top radiator hose disconnected from the radiator, the radiator cap off and the radiator full of water, when you start the car with the system open like that, is there anything that will stop the water from circulating and coming out the top radiator hose. Assuming that the water pump is good.???? [/size] |
