RAY: The other day, I had to go to my buddy Pete's repair shop early in the morning. I was returning a tool...
TOM: ... that you had borrowed two years ago.
RAY: Something like that. Anyway, they had a customer’s vehicle parked in the bay next to the lift, and it had two flat tires in the front. I said to Pete, "Huh? What happened to that thing? Did it fall off the tow truck when it came in?"
He said, "Oh, no, nothing like that. Jerry's replacing the water pump."
I said, "Oh, of course."
The question is, what the heck is going on here?
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I know jack about cars but I'm going to guess the water pump is near the rear of the car so they let the air out of the front tires to let the water drain out?
I know jack about cars but I'm going to guess the water pump is near the rear of the car so they let the air out of the front tires to let the water drain out?
Somewhat I was thinking. It is in the front, therefore let the air out to lower the front and drain the coolant out. You would drain from the radiator lower hose or pet****.
I have never heard anyone doing this the lower hose and/or pet**** would be well below the water pump to begin with. Unless it has the additional function of bleeding air out of the system.
Water pumps are not normally in the rear of the car--unless you have a Corvair or the original Volkswagon Beetle.
Also, you should not have to let the air out of the tires to drain the coolant, plus, it should not all have to be drained to replace a water pump, either.
I've replaced water pumps before and I've never taken the air out of the tires, and neither have any mechanics that I've ever known or heard of.
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