What would make a 1997 Jeep Town and Country have these problems after changing the water pump?
i agree with the water pump rotation but 1st id check the serpentine belt routing to be sure its correct removing the thermostat even if bad wont really help much as water wont stay in radiator long enough to cool the engine
What would make a 1997 Jeep Town and Country have these problems after changing the water pump?
make sure you have a mixture of atleast close to 50/50 antifreeze and water in your radiator and if thats not it then i would check and see if you have a/c fluid in your a/c unit.
First thing to ask is, did it do it before? If not it's possible the thermostat could be stuck shut, or you may have an air pocket in the cooling system that needs to burp out.
well when is the last time you had your radiator flushed it maybe stopped up
is your fan running fast enough on the front i know that sounds funny but my mom had a vehicle that was giong about the same thing and the fan was wore out
and if your sure it was the water pump causing the problem how bad did the problem get before you fixed it?
you could have warp a head if it got to hot or blown a head gasket and antifreeze or water which ever you use would mix with your oil and you will still over heat the head gasket might not even be a noticeable leak then there an engine
personal experience
You likely have air trapped (pockets) in the system, parking the car with the engine higher (on a hill) when you burp the cooling systen supposed to help too.http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=na鈥?/a>
Possible you have installed the wrong pump,,,,doesn't happen very often,,but you can get a water pump which was built to rotate in a different direction,,,of you made the mistake of getting one,,,then your symptoms make sense.
These pumps are not obvious from the outside.
Other than that,,,check your thermostat,,,or try removing the thermostat all to-gether,,,see if that makes a difference.
next time get some one that knows what she is doing to work on it
thermostat maybe?
need a new thermostat id say
