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Yes and keeps it working.
Heat created by the burning of fuel in the combustion chambers needs to be removed quickly to prevent the engine form seizing. This is done in water cooled vehicles (Air is used in some older design cars) by a reservoir of liquid coolant (It used to be water) which is pumped through chambers in the cylinder head and engine block.
The coolant is then passed through a radiator which exposes a large area of metal to air being forced into it by a fan or through the forward movement of the vehicle. The water pump (misnomer it should be coolant pump) is used to circulate the coolant through the radiator and engine to ensure the efficient cooling of the engine.
If there was no water pump or it failed, the water would quickly boil resulting in the overheating of the car engine. The oil that is used to lubricate the engine would then boil and burn leaving residues which would literally glue the moving parts of the engine together. In extreme cases the metal can soften melt and smear. This is known as a seized engine.
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