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Re: Water pump.

To: goutvols2@mchsi.com, mgs@autox.team.net, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Water pump.
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 21:00:55 EDT
In a message dated 10/23/03 3:31:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
goutvols2@mchsi.com writes:


> I am losing water & antifreeze.  I finally found where it is leaking today.
> It appears to be coming from the bottom of the fan clutch.  My question:  The
> clutch doesn't have any liquid in it, does it?  If it is leaking there, does
> that mean it is actually coming from the end of the Water pump pulley?  
> Anyone
> else have a leak from there?  I guess the type of car would help.  It is a 79
> midget.
> 

Carter:

There is a weep hole in the bottom of the water pump, just behind the fan 
clutch.  Whenyour water pump bearing goes bad, coolant leaks out of that weep 
hole--a way of signaling that the pump is AWOL.  It may appear to be coming 
from 
the  water pump pulley.  If this is the case, you do need to replace the water 
pump.  Fairly simple job--everything is up front.

--David C.





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