215++ temp after water pump replacement
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 284
Likes: 6
From: Casper Wyoming
215++ temp after water pump replacement
And it cost me $800! Does this sound right.? With the bad pump it never went over 198 now it consistently runs in the 200's. The temp has been 55 with little wind. I just got it back yesterday and they said (even though I asked them to put in a new thermo) that they did nod replace the thermo. Does this make sense?
Dpb
Dpb
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 3,725
Likes: 84
From: Woodlands (houston) TX
215 is nothing to be worried about. my car runs at 180 to 190 in summer here in houston with a/c blastin, but i have cold thremo and reprogrammed fans to come on at lower temps. you could always to that its cheap.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 5,078
Likes: 19
From: Cumming, GA
Bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles is the issue I believe. I had a similar issue recently. Jacking up the front driver side of the car helped remove the air in the system faster for me.
Start up the car and jack up the front driver side where the wheel is an inch off the ground or so. Within a few minutes the system will be burping the bubbles out and temps steady where they should be.
Start up the car and jack up the front driver side where the wheel is an inch off the ground or so. Within a few minutes the system will be burping the bubbles out and temps steady where they should be.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,670
Likes: 134
From: merritt island fl
C1 of Year Finalist (stock) 2019
2016 C1 of the Year Finalist
2015 C2 of the Year Finalist
If you had a 160 stat before, and now have a new OEM stat that came with the new pump, that would explain it.
Racer
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 284
Likes: 1
From: Arkansas
St. Jude Donor '11
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 5,078
Likes: 19
From: Cumming, GA
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 3,725
Likes: 84
From: Woodlands (houston) TX
actually works well! i didnt beleive till i tried itvery nice for air to water intercoolers!!
Last edited by smurfkiller; May 16, 2011 at 04:38 PM.
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,447
Likes: 1
From: Katy TX
And it cost me $800! Does this sound right.? With the bad pump it never went over 198 now it consistently runs in the 200's. The temp has been 55 with little wind. I just got it back yesterday and they said (even though I asked them to put in a new thermo) that they did nod replace the thermo. Does this make sense?
Dpb
Dpb
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 179
Likes: 2
From: Lincoln California
