Q: Doesn't restart after water pump replacement.

asked by on November 28, 2016

I replaced the water pump on my 08 5.7 Tundra and after getting it all together and adding some of the coolant it fired up with just a slight hesitation and small squeal from the belt. I ran it for about 5- 10 minutes to get it to temp and then I decided to shut it off. It never got up to temperature - it just barely got to the cold mark on the gauge. When I tried to restart it - it would not start. Not the battery but it just wouldn't turn over

My car has 179000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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