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- Raleigh, NC
- Vehicle Year
- 1988, 2000
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9L, 4.0L
- Transmission
- Manual
The water pump is only like 30 bucks, if u've had it along time, its possible that its wore out. My impeller on mine had fell off the shaft. The bearing were good still. took a couple of hours to fix. Change it and report back. It can't hurt.
yeah i found one at autozone for $23 and $47. the $47 one has a lifetime warranty and the $23 only a year. I last had my water pump changed in august of 2000 i believe. so it could be bad, plus i just got it running at the end of last year and before that, it had been sitting for 8 or 9 months.
before i do that, today i went and undid the lower hose where it connects to the water pump and fluid did spew out when i did that. plus, i dont have any water in my oil. so i'm thinking it isnt my water pump right now.
the radiator cap feels like it's not sealing completely. i can wiggle it around quite a bit when it is screwed onto the radiator. a new cap is $5, so i'm gonna try that first and then take out the radiator and test it with the garden hose if that dont fix it, then if i dont find a clog in the radiator i'll replace the water pump.