

| Subject: | Re: Moo is leaking Big Time! |
| Date: | Mon, 2 Dec 1996 18:50:46 -0800 |
The water pump is on the left side of the engine, so a leak on the right side probably ain't the pump. The most likely thing to leak on the right rear of this engine is the *!@##$!@@ plastic coolant pipe fitting where it attaches to the head. And people talk about good German engineering! I know -- Lucas musta designed this for them (I know, we aren't supposed to dis Lucas...). OK. There is this pipe, attached to the rear of the right side of the engine, and it's plastic, and it ain't worth crap, and it probably cracked or warped in the cold. Check this first -- you might be lucky and find this has failed. It's a simple part to fix -- I think its replacement might be metal. I fixed mine temporarily with RTV and a prayer, and it seems fine after 10,000 miles, but it only means that it still is about to fail... I'll fix it proper someday. malcolm
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