Water pump how do you tell if it is working?

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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 09:01 AM
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Default Water pump how do you tell if it is working?

I have a 91 740 none turbo 4 cylinder.How do you tell if the water pump is working,I know if you had a radiator cap to tke of you could see it curcuilating in the radiator.
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 10:43 AM
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What makes you think it's NOT working? If it's not leaking, then it's probably fine. Volvo pumps, unlike others, have metal impalers and I have never seen one fail. If it did fail, you'd see the temp shoot up really fast once the car warms up.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 10:39 AM
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Visit www.stepbystepvolvo.com for guide to replacing waterpump.
 
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