emjay
+1y
I disagree. The water pump is going to continuously be flowing coolant regardless, it's driven by the timing belt. The ONLY 2 ways that it wouldn't circulate coolant was if the impeller disintegrated completely, and that's not very likely. The other way would be if there is a MAJOR restriction.
I am leaning towards either a seized thermostat or a bad head gasket. It is very easy to get a bad head gasket on these motors. FIX IT QUICK BEFORE YOUR HEAD GETS WARPED!!! It's happened to me twice in the past (once by a bad mechanic and the other on a long return trip Tampa-Atlanta.)