very bad....over heated, how screwed am i?

[importeater38]

murphys law took place this weekend. One hr before i leave to go to a wedding im at a stop light and notice my check gauges light comes on. I look at the temp and its totally redlined! So im like FUCK! light finally turns green so i pull right into wallmart(where i was going just before the wedding). I cut the engine and coast into a parking space. Just before i cut the engin i heard a whining noise come from the engine. I pop the hood and there is antifreeze everywhere and i see that the lead wire for my electric water pump is ripped out. So i get the pump working quickly, run into walmart and grab some premix antifreeze. Im doing all this in a suit and tie mind you. I loosen the over fill cap and see the coolent level is near the top. So, it won't take anymore coolent. I open the bleed valves and turn on the engine to try to get the coolent movin again, cuz i know i have an air block somewhere--i just lost way too much liquid. The engine temp goes right back to redline. The pump is turned on with the first click of the ignition, so i turn on just the pump with the engine off. The air bleed nuts won't stop pissing air out of the system. So, i have a shit load of air getting into the coolent system, and no coolent moving thru the engine at all. So, before i ripp the engine bay apart looking for the source...how fucked am i? Did i possibly crack a head or could it just be a hose?
That egine squeal made me really scared that something is really fucked.

[volkerc]

Originally Posted by importeater38

murphys law took place this weekend. One hr before i leave to go to a wedding im at a stop light and notice my check gauges light comes on. I look at the temp and its totally redlined! So im like FUCK! light finally turns green so i pull right into wallmart(where i was going just before the wedding). I cut the engine and coast into a parking space. Just before i cut the engin i heard a whining noise come from the engine. I pop the hood and there is antifreeze everywhere and i see that the lead wire for my electric water pump is ripped out. So i get the pump working quickly, run into walmart and grab some premix antifreeze. Im doing all this in a suit and tie mind you. I loosen the over fill cap and see the coolent level is near the top. So, it won't take anymore coolent. I open the bleed valves and turn on the engine to try to get the coolent movin again, cuz i know i have an air block somewhere--i just lost way too much liquid. The engine temp goes right back to redline. The pump is turned on with the first click of the ignition, so i turn on just the pump with the engine off. The air bleed nuts won't stop pissing air out of the system. So, i have a shit load of air getting into the coolent system, and no coolent moving thru the engine at all. So, before i ripp the engine bay apart looking for the source...how fucked am i? Did i possibly crack a head or could it just be a hose?
That egine squeal made me really scared that something is really fucked.

sorry to hear that. but you are not alone, happened to me twice, with no damage. I'd say you might have been lucky if it only occured once and you stopped immediately as it sounds. I would check the coolant for signs of bubbles or oil after a while. No sign of any and you should be good. ...