Re: water pump dead?

["jtrealty@xxxx " <jtrealty@xxxx>]

The first thing I would try to do is bleed the system. Keep the header 
bottle 1/2 full, pressurize the system a little with a pressure tester 
and open the bleeder screw over the water pump until coolant comes 
out. Recheck the level in the header bottle and then loosen the little 
hose on the top right side of the radiater. Be careful not to break 
off the plastic nipple on the radiater tank. Let any air out and 
retighten. Recheck the level in the header bottle and rebleed the 
water pump. You may have to repeat. If there is air in the pump then 
it is not moving the coolant.You should not run the fans constantly 
unless running the a/c It is hard on the electrical system.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, Delorean17@xxxx wrote:
> Hello,
> My car gets hot really fast now. If I start it up for a minute 
or two, 
> the gage is near 225 so I have to turn it off. I have the cooling 
fans set 
> to run at all times and I also have an overheat protector from DMC 
Joe on it.
> I used to get a ssssss noise when I removed the overflow cap but 
I no 
> longer do.(when it stayed cool) someone mentioned the water pump. 
how can I 
> test it to see if it is working correctly? the system is full of 
coolant and 
> I have about an 1-1/2 inches in the overflow bottle. I checked 
everything 
> out and I dont see any leaks. any ideas on what this could be would 
be 
> greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> David