Q:What things in my car could the seizing of my water pump cause? As I stated in another question, the power steering went, the red battery light came on and it over heated. The mechanic said it seized and i'm lucky the engine didn't seize. He has to look into it more. I'm just really curious as to what kind of damage i've done and the possibilities! thanks in advance.

If your car has a Surpenteen belt : 1 long belt runs all the componets If one of the components locks up (normally the belt will sling or break) and every thing else that is belt driven , becomes disabled. And the lights will come on.

Q:I would like to make a simple electric pump that can pump water. I would like to know how it works. I would be most thankful if you can provide me a link of an animated video on how motor works.

I don’t think I’ll ever understand why some people will go through the effort to ask simple questions here when the “answers” are two clicks away. Google images for “water pump diagram”. Seriously, or is this another question from India. I’m starting to think they don’t get Google over there for some reason. anyway…… The issue here is you have not defined the problem very well. How much water do you intend to pump? Is it from a well and how deep is it? The most primitive hand powered water pump I can imagine is a crank and bamboo cups on a rope (for lack of better terminology). You tie a bunch of old water bottles or milk jugs to circular rope and sling it over a pulley. Crank on the handle and drag up a container of water. It gets to the top, pores out, and goes back down. Simple, cheap, hand powered water pump! (and quite appropriate for developing nations – heck, may even get a Piece Prize for implementation)

Q:on my 92' toyota celica, i got the heater core by pass fixed and also a new radiator because both were leaking, and now my mechanic tells me i also need a new water pump , which can be really expensive! apparently it is leaking water too, so i was thinkng just filling up my car with water before driving until i can afford to get it fixed.. can this shortcut be done to prevent my water pump causing me further problems?

You can do that, but you can't fill it with pure water because in time you'll have only water in the system which can cause problems. Antifreeze also increases boiling point of the water/antifreeze mixture thus protecting the engine... You should always add 50/50 mixture. Anyway, bad pump is generally bad for cooling. It is better to have leaking radiators than bad pump.

Q:I have a 73 dodge charger 400 cubic inch engine, The water pump broke (causing the fan to chew into the radiator) I replaced the water pump and fan (will be replacing the radiator this week) But the problem I am encountering is the belt for the water pump is lose, How do I go about tightening this?

If you dont know how to tighten the belt, I would get it to a shop and let a professional replace the belt for you. You loosen the two bolts, stick a prybar in and tighten the belt, and then tighten the bolts.

Q:Is there a way to test and see if it is the water pump that causes the car heater to blow hot air one time and then, next time it blows cold air? We flushed the heater core and did other tests, so we do not believe it is the heater core. We left the radiator cap off and ran the car (ford thunderbird..'94) for 20 minutes and watched the antifreeze level come up, but doesn't go down, not circulating. We cannot afford to go to another garage. None of them seem to know what to do anywyas and we keep paying people to fix the heater and it is not fixed. We have put two new thremostats in car, too, figuring that maybe the first one may have been faulty, but should we try that again?

The radiator actually holds the water/coolant and the pump circulates the mixture throughout the engine. Upon returning to the radiator, the water is cooled from air passing through the fins of the radiator. The pumps job is to circulate the mixture in order for the hot water to cool hence, the engine is then cooled.

Q:What is called soft start of water pump?

Soft start is a form of electronic control, mainly through the soft drive to achieve. Principle: the former contactor is directly started as contactor, first pull in, and the device is started by soft driving. Soft start device start smoothly, starting current is small, control system life is long. Soft start is now in widespread use. But the use of high-power equipment is less, the general current is less than 120A.

Q:I have a 1990 js550 that i picked up for a project. When in the water it overheats and minimal water comes out the tell tail. When on the tap it runs fine no overheating, so i disconnected the hose from the back of the ski where it sucks the water in and ran a garden hose directly to it. And the ski ran fine.I also cleaned all the tubes out with air.I am not getting enough water flow through the ski when it is in the water. Is there a water pump inside the motor?There is definitely no blockages, there is just no enough pressure to keep it cool.Thanks

Hey Sam, It's Jeff again. I used to own a stand-up ski a while back, and I had the same problem. The water to the motor comes from the jet pump, the more RPM, the more pressure, There should be enough pressure to keep the motor cool at low RPM, but if not then there are a couple of things to check. Since you already eliminated a blockage in the motor buy disconnecting the pickup, first check the actual pickup for a restriction from the entrance to the connection you took the hose off at. If that's OK, then the clearance in the jet pump itself could be excessive. A ski with a lot of hours in sandy water can have pump wear that isn't really noticeable when cruising, you might notice it a little under heavy acceleration when leaving the no wake zone. Under idle there just isn't enough pressure to cool the motor. You can have it fixed for not to much, a little hard to do yourself. To save a planned day on the lake you can always get a cheep inline electric water pump. My last thought though, since your other question was about a slow cranking starter, I'd pull the plugs and spin it over to see if it spits water out the cylinders. It doesn't hurt just to eliminate a blown head gasket. As a side note, I like them a lot better then the big sit-down style, they're much more free then the bigger ones. It's like the difference between a motorcycle and a car. If you want to do the stuff the bigger ones do, buy a boat.

Q:Im changing the water pump on my explorer. As i was unscrewing the bolts one of the heads to the bolt wore out and now its really hard to take out and its giving me a headache. any ideas of what i should do to take it out?

use minny vice grips it slow or grind head off take rest of bolts out pull water pump an alot more bolt to grab with vice grips an turn out a little lube blaster an screw back in an walk it out like that till all the way out an get a new bolt

Q:I had to have my water pump replaced on my '95 Saturn because the car was leaking coolantFirst, why does the coolant leak with a bad water pump? Second, I paid $250 part and labor. Did I get screwed or is that pretty fair?

$250 on a 2003 Saturn l200 is nothing. totally different fom a 95 Saturn.

Q:There is a pump, the rated power is 1200W, but only more than 600 W measured!What's the matter, please?I was not measuring no-load, pumping water in the pool, this work environment should be sufficient to pump full load?Also, is the rated power should not change?Thank you

Not equal to.1. Calculate the shaft power of centrifugal pump:Pa = HQ P /102 KWType H - pump rated lift, m;Q - rated flow of the pump, m3/s;P -- medium density, /m3 kg;Efficiency -- pump rated conditions (ETA = ETA ETA ETA m h V, m -- h -- mechanical efficiency, hydraulic efficiency,ETA V - volume efficiency);Pa - shaft power under rated working condition of pump, KW.2, determine the motor powerP=KPa/.Among them, P--- motors are equipped with powerShaft power under rated condition of Pa-- pumpETA - pump drive efficiency, general pump is using direct drive 1.K-- original motive power margin coefficient (shaft power less than 15KW, 1.25; 15 Pa > 55KW, 55KW > 1.15;, 1.1)