[DeTomaso] water pump , thermostat question

[boyd casey]

Thanks Mike, I will pull the water pump and check the impeller. Is there
any particular water pump that ins preferred (other then a standard
Cleveland water pump?)
Boyd

On Tuesday, June 19, 2012, Mike Drew wrote:

> Boyd wrote:
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> I replaced the thermostat  and that didn't do the trick. In the past when I
> had a bad water pump it usually made noise or leaked from the shaft or
> both. This one does not seem to have a noticableb fault but the coolant is
> not making it to the radiator. Should I just change it or could it be
> something else?
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> >>>Although it's not something I normally associate with the 351C, it's possible that the impeller has broken off the shaft in your water pump.  Therefore even though there is no external indication of any problem, internally your pump, isn't. :<(
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> Mike
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