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Leaking water pump
If a water pump were to start leakin, where excatly does it leak from? The reason I ask is I have been blaming this dripping of antifreeze from the lower rad hose on the hose, but i stuck my hand up farther in behind the pulley and it's wet up there. Does anyone have a pic of where this would leak from??
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If I remember correctly there is a weep hole on the bottom of the waterpump housing, if the seal around the shaft for the pump is leaking, that is where it will come out.
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No picture, but the common spots to check for water pump leaks would be:
1. Gasket at engine block. (Replace gasket/sealer) 2. Bolt holes into engine block (Just remove bolt, not pump..... & use sealer on bolt & reinstall) 3. "Weep hole" in pump housing, located bottom side, underneath shaft. (no fix, replacement water pump required) Hope this helps, Good luck! |
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they are right your weep hole is leaking get you a mirror and look at the bottom of the pump and you will see it. It will be a very slow leak and run down the lower hose.
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Tim, here's a few pics, they're kinda hard to see, but you'll get an idea of where the weep hole is.
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Better get it off.......once they start leaking at the weep hole the bearing goes out in a hurry!
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Looks like someone is pissed off at their waterpump :p
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Had an s-10, same basic water pump, it started to leak so bad that I started calling the weep hole the pee hole.
If you are into that sort of thing, you can rebuild them with a new bearing and a seal. Rear gasket comes with an engine rebuild set. If you are not then buy a new one, not a rebuilt one.
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my old water pump off my 350 ... looked like the original... it had a very slllllloooooooowwwww leak out of weep hole .. i replaced it even though it still worked .. you could see the yellow crusty trail down the bottom of the pump .... i wonder how much longer it would of lasted ...it had to be leaking for a few years at least
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now you can see the hole :p
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