gt884me

Engine overheating thought it was the thermostat, tested it and its not, looked at the oil...wasnt very dark, didnt even look like there was fluid in the the thermostat, fluid was bubbling in the radiator then throwing fluid out the overflow...mind you I just had the heads ported and new head gaskets with the mods you see...tried to burp it and fluid was leaking somewhere, am I screwed or what? Any help guys? Is there a way to test my water pump?

Boss_Hotrod

did you put the head gaskets on correctly?

gt884me

Yeah theyre felpro, and I used the correct tourqe sequence also

Bumsdeclaf

if you look at the water pump you should see a little hole. im told if theres something wrong with the water pump, like the bearings or seals, water should come out of the hole, if not, then in theory your water pump is fine. also if you running only water, its an iron block so it could be rust clogging the radiator and thus clogging the whole system. if that is the case, try a radiator flush

gt884me

Had a mechanic look at it yesterday and he said he couldnt find anything wrong but he did say there was a little buildup in the radiator, I am running a mix 50/50 of coolant also

88stangaruu

see if you have any play in your water pump shaft, see if you can push or pull it in and out. If so, its shot. Go with Weiland or Milodon as a replacement, they're nice sturdy ones. If you put your head gasket on backwards, its very very easy to do, it would cause major overheating and such syptoms. Good luck man.

Bumsdeclaf

you dident specify if this started right after u ported the heads, because if it dident happen before, then i think its safe to assume that something was done wrong

gt884me

No play in the pump and the gaskets were placed correctly im sure of, havent drove it much since the mods but man this is depressing

Bumsdeclaf

just think about it. if it wasent overheating before the heads were ported, and now it does, common sense says somthing went wrong
i have overheating probs with my own car and posted about it today, check it out, maybe you'll feel better your not alone lol

gt884me

Ive had the heads ported since march and it was ok until a week ago, I dont think its the heads but anything is possible I suppose