Chevy Water Pumps

The water pump is usually attached to the engine under the hood of your Chevy. It serves to drive coolant into the body of the engine, circulating it back into the radiator once it has absorbed the heat. Keeping the engine cool fulfills two important functions. Primarily, it helps to increase the life of your engine by minimizing the stress caused by higher temperatures. On a performance level, it keeps your engine efficient. Since cooler air fills less volume, more of it can circulate quickly.

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Chevy Fuel Pumps

The fuel pumps in Chevy cars and trucks provide the precise mixture of fuel and air, allowing the car to work at its best. The fuel needs to be there in order to ignite, but it must burn oxygen that it requires from the air. Hit the right mixture, and your engine runs at peak efficiency. With the wrong mixture, your engine literally doesn’t fire on all cylinders, affecting the performance of your Chevy. A proper pump has to do this each and every moment the engine of your Chevy is on, meaning that its dependability is essential to keeping your vehicle running. When it suffers, your whole vehicle suffers. You can often detect signs of this if your Chevy labors when climbing hills or suffers from a lack of low-end power. (more…)