Overheating problem after new water pump

[Sordz]

If you have the radiator full and radiator cap off with car running and it never sucks down and gets that hot I would start with testing the thermostat(google how) or remove it all together and see if the coolant circulates without it.

[redlined302]

When you did the thermostat did you burp the cooling lines of any air that were in them?

[Jarrett]

Something else you could try temporarily is to uninstall the thermostat and run the car. That way the coolant flow will not be restricted at all. If you still have overheating problems then your next bet is the water pump before moving on. If it solves it then you have thermostat issues.

[8ball]

Wow best of luck to you, Id hate to do a water pump job and have a bad part....

[redlined302]

Something else you could try temporarily is to uninstall the thermostat and run the car. That way the coolant flow will not be restricted at all. If you still have overheating problems then your next bet is the water pump before moving on. If it solves it then you have thermostat issues.

I completley forgot about this trick. I have done this in the past and it worked just fine. Like Jarret said this is a great way to determine whether it is just thermostat issues or if you did get a bad water pump.

[Davids92Accord]

did you try replacing the TEMP SENSOR located under the distributor??? i have had a problem with my old CB where teh temp gauge just went up and in the end it was just a bad sensor

[F22 BEASTING]

or

take the thermostat out and go in ur house put water to boil and put it in there if the thermostat open is good but if it dnt do nothing is bad

[GXZ]

Ive made sure there is enough coolant in the system and to bleed it properly i need to remove the radiator cap, then crack the bleeder valve until coolant is coming out at a constant rate?
Because I'm pretty sure it has been done correctly.

I think youre supposed to leave the cap ON while you open the bleeder bolt

[BLUBB2]

take the thermostat out and go in ur house put water to boil and put it in there if the thermostat open is good but if it dnt do nothing is bad

That is actually a good idea to to check if the thermostat is faulty. It can also be the coolant tempature sending unit that is just giving you faulty readings. Worst case scenario is the brand new water pump. Im not sure if this was stated before but is there signs of leaks or coolant loss??