willa
19th January 2010, 10:27 PM
Hey guys,
I was just out in the 71 and noticed (Im a tad tired, so it was a late notice) the temp gauge nearly flush with the last line before the red zone.
Now heres some quick notes:
-Didnt overheat or even get unusually hot on the way home from work about 7 hours ago, when the temp was probably 5-10 degrees hotter.
- I just popped the bonnet to suss it out, and both top and bottom rad hoses were really hot, but the rad cap was only warm and the top of the radiator was even less warm.
- i found a very slow drip from beneath the water pump the other day, was planning on fixing this w/e as i only thought it was the gasket...
BUT, im now thinking the problem is the water pump is shagged, as they have a tendency to leak when the pump fails yeh?
Am i on the right track here?
-Also, this may be unrelated, but lets say lately when sitting on idle, 75% of the time it feels like the engine is missing, as in only three outta four are firing, but this may be unrelated and i thought i might as well mention it.
Need a fix asap if possible, i have a WTB ad for a 4ac that must be running for a swap over incase i cant fix this as its my daily for a full time job.
Any help is appreciated, cheers.
Will.
I was just out in the 71 and noticed (Im a tad tired, so it was a late notice) the temp gauge nearly flush with the last line before the red zone.
Now heres some quick notes:
-Didnt overheat or even get unusually hot on the way home from work about 7 hours ago, when the temp was probably 5-10 degrees hotter.
- I just popped the bonnet to suss it out, and both top and bottom rad hoses were really hot, but the rad cap was only warm and the top of the radiator was even less warm.
- i found a very slow drip from beneath the water pump the other day, was planning on fixing this w/e as i only thought it was the gasket...
BUT, im now thinking the problem is the water pump is shagged, as they have a tendency to leak when the pump fails yeh?
Am i on the right track here?
-Also, this may be unrelated, but lets say lately when sitting on idle, 75% of the time it feels like the engine is missing, as in only three outta four are firing, but this may be unrelated and i thought i might as well mention it.
Need a fix asap if possible, i have a WTB ad for a 4ac that must be running for a swap over incase i cant fix this as its my daily for a full time job.
Any help is appreciated, cheers.
Will.