oil in the radiator fluid

I have a 1999 Honda Civic CX Hatchback. My car has over 200,000 miles
on it and I haven't really had a problem with my vehicle until now.
Just before this past summer, my car started overheating. I checked the
hoses and changed the thermostat. This worked for a bit and then my car
starting over heating again. Then I was told that perhaps the
water-pump had gone out. So I took my car into a Honda dealership and
they told me that the I have a crack in my head gasket. That is why oil
is in the radiator fluid. My car is still overheating, so I drive with
the heater on full blast. Its working at keeping the temperature down,
but there is still no circulation in the engine. Is there a correlation
between the crack in the head gasket and the water pump not working?

Please help.

Thank you

 

no. fix the head gasket. betcha the pump works just fine.

 

Yes, the head gasket is the likely culprit. However, on a car with that
many miles it would be a mistake not to replace the water pump unless the
mechanic had knowledge that it had been done within a reasonable period of
time. A "normal" interval is to replace the water pump when the timing belt
is done which is every 90K miles or 6 years.

Eric