TK9er
Proven Member
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- Jun 1, 2014
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lincoln,
Nebraska
Hey, this is probably the first in a long line of post I will need to make, but I want to try and figure the water pump issue out first. Well, there is good and bad news. The good is that I finally got the engine and transmission in my car, 1990 eagle talon awd. I have had to do a bunch of stuff to make it work. I am running speed density, 6 bolt with a 7 bolt head, 91 throttle body and cas, amongst the other supporting mods... well, against all odds (I have never done anything even this close to this ambitious) the car started. It runs, but it's not pretty.
So, jumping to the water pump. Once I got the car to "idle", I got outside and walked around to check for any leaks and what not. In a short amount of time the car got really hot and the fans never turned on. I first thought it was the fans, so I went through the trouble shooting and found that the fans seem to work, but the thermo sensor wasn't working. After a little more investigating I realized that the radiator that i was leaning against was cold compared to the rest of the engine. So I don't think the thermo sensor isn't even getting hot enough to turn the fans on. After discovering this, it makes me think it has to do something with the water pump... which really makes me mad... The car has a new water pump! Is there a way that it's not pumping? I don't have the original coolant over flow. I am using a universal expansion tank. I filled it off the thermostat housing. Do I not have enough coolant? After I guessed it might be the water pump I even took the thermostat out to check if there was coolant in the block, and under the thermostat, it was full of coolant. I'm at a loss and kind of confused... Any help would be appreciated.
So, jumping to the water pump. Once I got the car to "idle", I got outside and walked around to check for any leaks and what not. In a short amount of time the car got really hot and the fans never turned on. I first thought it was the fans, so I went through the trouble shooting and found that the fans seem to work, but the thermo sensor wasn't working. After a little more investigating I realized that the radiator that i was leaning against was cold compared to the rest of the engine. So I don't think the thermo sensor isn't even getting hot enough to turn the fans on. After discovering this, it makes me think it has to do something with the water pump... which really makes me mad... The car has a new water pump! Is there a way that it's not pumping? I don't have the original coolant over flow. I am using a universal expansion tank. I filled it off the thermostat housing. Do I not have enough coolant? After I guessed it might be the water pump I even took the thermostat out to check if there was coolant in the block, and under the thermostat, it was full of coolant. I'm at a loss and kind of confused... Any help would be appreciated.