Q: Does a 1985 vw jetta have a water pump because it overheats.
My car jst over heats it barely started today does it has a water puml or wat can be wrong with it cuz the fan does turn on bt the water leaks from a pipe
My car has 135890 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
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