What could be wrong with my 2000 Ford Crown Victoria?
What could be wrong with my 2000 Ford Crown Victoria? - 1
Added (1). I have been dealing with overheating issues since I bought it used last year. Replaced the thermostat… It's not leaking anywhere. So I was at a light one day and all of a sudden it started steaming bad making a weird noise and now overheats VERY quickly. And someone said near my compressor a pulley was seized or something? Is it just the water pump more than likely? That's what I've been told by a few people. But the main question is if so do I need to just buy the water pump?
The Ford Crown Victoria (or simply Crown Vic) is a rear-wheel drive full-size sedan that was marketed and manufactured by Ford Motor Company; it was produced from the 1992 to the 2012 model years over two generations. The name "Crown Victoria" was first used for a 1955 version of the Fairlane. Discontinued in the 2011 model year, it had been in production since 1991 at Ford's St. Thomas Assembly plant in Talbotville, Ontario, Canada. Dropping its previous LTD prefix, Crown Victoria revived a nameplate used by Ford on a two-door version of the Fairlane sold in the North American market during the mid-1950s.
The Crown Victoria shared the Ford Panther platform and major powertrain and suspension components with the Lincoln Town Car and Mercury Grand Marquis. Along with its rebadged Mercury and Lincoln variants, the Crown Victoria was the final full-frame rear-wheel-drive passenger sedan produced in North America. The durability associated with its layout popularized the use of the Crown Victoria with taxicab and fleet owners going on to become one of the most commonly used police patrol/pursuit vehicles in North America. 
COULD BE:… Thermostat… Water pump… Clogged radiator… AND IF IT ONLY OVERHEATS WHILE STOPPED OR MOVING SLOW… Cooling fan OR fan sensor
If many people are saying your water pump is bad, how many of them could be wrong? It all correlates if you ask me. You will need to replace the pump (which is fairly easy on these cars), but make sure you get a good high quality pump. Don't buy something like Duracrap from Autozone (speaking from experience). You will also want to get your cooling system thoroughly flushed to rid it of any metal shavings that might have gotten released into the coolant from the failed bearings in the pump, or else your new pump could fail prematurely.
The water pump and the A/C compressor run off the same belt IIRC. So if the A/C compressor has seized and the belt isn't moving or is moving much slower than normal, that would certainly explain the rapid overheating. It would also be very simple to check.
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