[Healeys] new water pump leak

[Michael Salter]

Andy it almost a certainty that the leak is being caused by leakage past the
seal. Once antifreeze has been run in a pump it is hard to get it to bed in
as the antifreeze works very well as a lubricant.
I would recommend leaving things alone until you have run the first few
hundred mile, it will probably resolve itself.

Michael Salter


On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 3:16 PM, andy pole <ampole at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Guys
>
>
>
> I have only started my car a few times on axle stands, and have traced a
> water
> leak that is dripping from the bottom edge of the water pump and running
> down
> the edge of the engine. Its a few drops every hour, since I started it
> again
> yesterday.
>
>
>
> I was going to pull the pump and change the gasket, again using a sealant
> on
> both sides (will use blue hylomar instead of red hermatite this time, like
> I
> used too), checking if its the coming up the stud or from the mating faces.
>
>
>
> I have only got to fit the bonnet, grille and front bumper now, but would
> like
> to sort this problem first. Hopefully there may be enough clearance on
> removing the fan blades and the recored radiator to get the pump straight
> out.
>
>
>
> Reading the archives, it has been suggested that it could be the new pump
> and
> running it dry on a drill might make the seal bed in? Please note I'm in
> the
> UK (if suggesting a rebuild on a new pump). It was an SC Parts pump on
> offer
> which I propably purchased 3 years ago.
>
>
>
> any thoughts?
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>
>
> thanks Andy