I'm not a mechanic, shade tree or otherwise. I make my living writing repair orders as well as the warranties that make certain we get paid by General Motors for the repairs we make to their vehicles while they are still under warranty.
However, I've been doing that for about 18 years now, and I can make some guesses what probably happened based on the parts needing replaced.
While I can't rule out tampering, how you leave your vehicle makes it unlikely to have happened. At a guess, I'd say the thermostat stuck shut, causing the coolant in the engine to overheat. That heating probably took out the water pump impeller. Though I'm a bit surprised to hear that the head gasket wasn't ruptured. From my experience, the heating tends to make the head warp and that will cause for gasket failure. If it/they haven't been, make certain the head(s) have been checked for cracks or warpage. Usually, though, that creates either an internal or external coolant leak; either burning the coolant out the tailpipe or extreme mixing of coolant with the engine oil.
Regardless, the engine is, in a word, fragged. If it's not too late to do so, you might want to consider a replacement long block that is either remanufactured or a decent, low mileage, used engine.
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Date: 2003-03-07 04:43 pm (UTC)However, I've been doing that for about 18 years now, and I can make some guesses what probably happened based on the parts needing replaced.
While I can't rule out tampering, how you leave your vehicle makes it unlikely to have happened. At a guess, I'd say the thermostat stuck shut, causing the coolant in the engine to overheat. That heating probably took out the water pump impeller. Though I'm a bit surprised to hear that the head gasket wasn't ruptured. From my experience, the heating tends to make the head warp and that will cause for gasket failure. If it/they haven't been, make certain the head(s) have been checked for cracks or warpage. Usually, though, that creates either an internal or external coolant leak; either burning the coolant out the tailpipe or extreme mixing of coolant with the engine oil.
Regardless, the engine is, in a word, fragged. If it's not too late to do so, you might want to consider a replacement long block that is either remanufactured or a decent, low mileage, used engine.
Not good news regardless....
*hugs*