[Healeys] Coolent leak advice--BJ8

[Michael Oritt]

Tom--

Yes it can leak from the little weep hole--Time to pull the WP and replace
the seal.

Best--Michael


On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Tom Felts <tomfelts at windstream.net> wrote:

> 65 P2, BJ8.
>
> week ago--developed coolent leak-----not from hoses.
>
> this week---jacked car up--pulled the water pump and all hoses.
>
> WP gasket was a "cement" mess---took quite a while to scrape it
> off-------cleaned VERY good--Both surfaces---added new gasket and a thin
> layer of Hylomar (blue).
>
> Reassembled-------all bolts ver snug----checked for tightness several
> times.
>
> STILL a pretty good coolent leak-----can't tell exactly where it is coming
> from---can't see well enough---but it is from the area under the water
> pump.  rechecked all bolts--all very tight.
>
> Before I tear evcerythig down again----question
>
> Q-----Can the WP itself leak---if so from where---other than around the
> gasket seal?
>
> WP does not make any noises and is very smooth.
>
> ???????  Any ideas what else to do?
>
> Thanks
> tom
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