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FreshPrince
11-15-2004, 07:21 PM
Hey, my 1991 Protege no longer runs for very long. It constantly overheats, I checked my thermostat and replaced it and that didnt work.
My radiator NEVER gets hot, but my car overheats. Since no water cycles through the radiator I figure my water pump is bad.
Where exactly is the water pump in the 1st gen proteges? If it is not too hard to get to I wouldnt mind fixing that and selling the car. If I can't do it myself (at a shop) or if it requires too much work I will sell the car as is.

I was just wondering, how hard would it be to remove the pump? Also, what would need to be moved in order to access the pump?

Thanks for the help!

1st Gen
11-30-2004, 02:05 AM
It's a little harder than changing the timing belt since you have to take off the timing gears to get to it. I was able to do mine in the back yard. Good luck.