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Your vehicle’s water pump is one of the key components of its engine, responsible for moving coolant from the radiator through the engine and back. It’s a critical part of the cooling system, and if ...

Your vehicle's engine cooling system is one of its most critical components. Its primary responsibility is to cycle coolant — which is a 50/50 mixture of water and antifreeze — through your engine to ...

Every car has comprehensive service schedules and intervals. Usually, the water pump is part of a major service, and thus must be treated as a wear item like brake pads or engine oil. Over time, the ...

Cooling systems seem simple until you get into BTUs, thermalconductivity, flow, cavitation, pressurization, heat of vaporization,and nucleate boiling. Whatever happened to adding antifreeze and ...

Peaceful coexistence: This short Corvette LS2 pump with forward, passenger-side outlet is installed with the original truck accessories, brackets, and balancer, thanks to water pump spacers and a ...

If you read the "Turning Dirt to Asphalt" story written by Rob in this issue, you saw a little part that talked about the water temperature in our engine. Ever since we owned this car the water ran ...

With any luck, you shouldn’t have to replace a water pump even if you keep a vehicle for 10 years or more; they often last that long. Unless a water pump starts to leak, makes unusual noises or quits ...