How do i know if my water pump failing?

i dont know if its the water pump, but everyday i have to pour water in the radiator. just recently i looked under my car and water was dripping badly, but it doesn't drip all the time. i think my car started to run hot because i turned the car off and raised the hood and it sounded like it was just about to run hot. can someone please help,How do i know if my water pump failing?you need a new water pump dear.How do i know if my water pump failing?hole in the radiatorHow do i know if my water pump failing?sounds liek the water pump...know the kind of car u have would help......you could also check your oil and see if theres anything mixed in with it...if could be a head gasket but i thinks its the water pumpHow do i know if my water pump failing?you need to trace where the waters coming from.it could be many things.a pressure test will pinpoint it but you need the tools so you may have to seek a mechanicHow do i know if my water pump failing?i would check the hoses first then if no leak look at the pump and see if there is water comeing out the weep hole in the front you can also see if the shaft the pully is on moves side to side by hand and if it dose then the pump is no goodHow do i know if my water pump failing?where is it dripping from? is it just behind the bumper or a little farther back? what kind of car is it? FWD cars have the water pumps on the right hand side of the car (sitting in the seat). what exactly does a car sound like when it's about to overheat? I've heard a lot of cars overheat but I've never heard one almost overheat. I've been working on cars for 27 years, 15 professionally. If you don't get it fixed you will be buying head gaskets or maybe even an engine.How do i know if my water pump failing?Best advice is go to your local repair shop.There could be many things happening under that hood. Could be a hole in the radiator, or punctured hose or the car is overheating because the thermostat is stock closed an water is leaking from the overflow? or....or....or the waterpump is gone?How do i know if my water pump failing?You have to see where the coolant is coming from, where is it dripping from? A bad water pump can leak, and usually wobbles as the car is running if you watch it. You can usually even wiggle the pully with your hand with the engine off.

It may not be the pump though, again, you need to trace where the coolant is coming from.How do i know if my water pump failing?i would have to say a water pump is bad or a radiator hose or radiator or water pump gasket