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Re: testing for bad water pump impeller
Posted to Technical Tips Forum on 12/10/2002

Albin,

I've never used the guage method, but by running an old piece of heater hose back to the radiator from the heater outlet (To avoid a mess), you can crank the engine and look for actual pumping action. Since the heater outlet (Usually the one on or nea... Login to read more.