Q: Suddenly want to over heat right away once started.
My car was running fine. Then all the sudden it started to over heat like crazy. I can't find any leaks, I did the boil test on the thermostat and its working fine. Engine fan is working. But when I turn the heat on only cool air comes out now since it started overheating. And I can hear water boiling. Is that the water pump being bad? Can a water pump suddenly go out?
My car has 218674 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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