Understanding how a vehicle's water pump works 3 Articles

by M.L. Brooke

The water pump is just that, a pump that circulates the coolant or water in our automobiles coolant system. Most pumps are manual and run off the belt system of your car, increasing and decreasing with the rpms of the car...read more

by John Kothrade

The water pump is the most vital part of the cooling system on a vehicle. It's only function is to circulate the coolant through the entire engine and the heater core, and then push the coolant through the radiator and bac...read more

by Clacky McSnackins

Essentially the water pump in your vehicle operates much like a centrifuge that you spin around in at science center. The pump centrifugal spinning is controlled by a belt connected to the engine's cranckshaft. This is w...read more