skeptic
10-05-2004, 08:54 PM
well my water pump just went out on my last saturday and I was able to drive it around [had jugs of water in my car] and well today my car decided to overheat while i was on the freeway. I drive a couple of miles from the on ramp and my car starts to lose power so i down shift to a lower gear and my car completely shuts off on me. steering wheel locked up but i was able to make my way towards the side of the freeway. i open my hood and smoke is comming off the valve cover. after about 30 mins of waiting for it to cool down a bit I fill my radiator back up with water and watch it spray out steam like a hot spring. after I filled the radiator up with water i tried starting the car.. nothing. you could hear it struggling hard to start but it just doesn't crank over. what do you guys think is the problem other than replacing the water pump cause thats in the process of getting fixed right now. should i expect to spend loads of money to repair any engine damage. let me know please.