I'm still stuck on this mainly because I don't understand the engine design. I looked at the parts diagram and the water pump has 2 gaskets. I'm wondering if one of the gaskets failed rather then the water pump. One would think the water pump pumps antifreeze through tubes/pipes. I can't understand how a failed pump would divert antifreeze anywhere else but the pipes/tubes that it is connected to already.
Water pump is a $85 part.. I can't understand how that can take out a whole engine.....
Part # 9 - water pump
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#10 & 11 - gaskets
As others stated, a blown head gasket, absolutely.. Coolant can get in that way and hydrolock the motor. (repeating myself, I know) but A water pump is connected to hoses.. those hoses circulate the coolant. If a pump fails, it should either leak or the impeller gets destroyed internally.. neither send cooling inside the motor.