water pump?
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Burning Brakes
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water pump?
i've got this rattling noise under the hood. that sounds like its coming from the water pump area, and on a 3 hour trip yesterday the temp gauge never got above 140. but the car ran great. do i need a water pump? and how hard is it to replace???? it's a sb 365hp. your help is apreciated!!!!
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If your WP was going out, you would have run hotter than normal, not cooler.
You can take a 18" piece of heater hose or a stick and use it as a stethoscope to try and pinpoint the noise. Be careful not to stick it in the fan blades.
Check the clutch fan and fan blade to make sure they are not coming loose.
You can take a 18" piece of heater hose or a stick and use it as a stethoscope to try and pinpoint the noise. Be careful not to stick it in the fan blades.
Check the clutch fan and fan blade to make sure they are not coming loose.
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Burning Brakes
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From: MANCHESTER IOWA
i have a 180 degree thermo. in it.
it looks like i need a new fan clutch. its not turning very well .
i wonder if the temp not going past 140 has anything to do with bad fan cluch? they both started to act up at same time.
guess i'll put a new one on and find out!!!!
it looks like i need a new fan clutch. its not turning very well .
i wonder if the temp not going past 140 has anything to do with bad fan cluch? they both started to act up at same time.
guess i'll put a new one on and find out!!!!
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Burning Brakes
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From: MANCHESTER IOWA
yes, i think i found my rattle, the fan clutch would not even turn. i guess thats why the temp. gauge didn't go past 140. i guess thats what you guys with overheating problems should do is tack weld the fan clutch so it doesn't spin. i've had a problem with the car stalling at stop signs after it warms up. yesterday, with the thermo. at 140, it didn't stall once and i drive the car for over 6 hour. so i'm pretty sure my stalling problem has to do with heat, somehow?????? and if the clutch wouldn't turn, what was rattling?????
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Burning Brakes
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Burning Brakes
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i've got a water pump and fan clutch to pickup tommorrow. there not the originals, but the price is right. $50 bucks for the water pump and $28 for the clutch.
i went to a chevy dealer and priced the fan clutch. $270.12 plus tax.
just bend over, i'll be right with you!!!!!!
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Melting Slicks
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Glad I could help. Now you can gather your parts and get it back on the road. If the pump was original it can be rebuilt. You could put on another one for now but save the old one.
