

| Subject: | Re: coolant leak |
| From: | Roland |
| Date: | Thu, 5 Mar 2009 16:03:17 -0800 |
Thanks Warren, and all, Didn't know there was a weep hole. I'll be running the pressure test this weekend and try to view exactly where the leak is coming from. Also will try turning / wiggling the pump pulley by hand without the belt to see what that reveals. Then, as usual start wrenching! Roland On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Warren Lail <wklail@gmail.com> wrote: > Roland wrote > > " Well, a coolant leak, I probed from underneath, and up above, and can't > isolate it. Appears to be in the mess of stuff by the water pump. A slow > leak, it doesn't actively drip, but after a day there is a little wetness > on > the ground about the size of 5 quarters. '89 Syncro, stock 2.1 WBX." > > Roland, > > I think coolant may be leaking from the "weep hole" at the bottom of your > water pump. As the water pump bearing becomes worn, it usually begins to > leak out of this small how at the bottom. If so, then it is time for a new > water pump. They are a bit hard to get to, but overall a fairly easy job. > I had to replace one in a parking lot once. > > Hope this helps. > > Warren > 88 Westy "Billy Bones" >
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