If the water pump is leaking because it was drained, then it was about to go out anyway. I have found that when doing big projects on the car, it is often best to automatically replace what I call "the replaceables" whether they need it or not. For me, fan clutch, water pump, fuel pump, ignition parts, belts, hoses, and filters all come under that category.
I gather ALL of the parts first so that I will have everything I need once I am "into it". Now and then I get skunked and have to order more parts, but usually, not.
It is much better to find out that the water pump was about to pop while you have the car in your own garage, rather than out on the freeway, dressed up in you good clothes headed down the road for a picnic.
Paul W.
Hi Chris...well, I thought I had the 'leaky hose' all fixed after using the wire
brush attachment on my cordless drill to clean up the in-port for the lower
radiator hose. but! after running the car around the block for about 5 minutes
or so, its started leaking again! &^%$#@#$$##!!!.......now it looks like the
fluid is coming from ABOVE where the hose slides on to the in-port on the motor.
I have been picking Dick Benjamin's brain also to see what else it could be but
he also says MAYBE ??? its the water pump since it was drained several times
over the days I have been working on this. I was wondering, if you remember
having the water pump replaced when you did all the initial 'replacing' of stuff
on the car? or maybe later on!? I think you said you had the radiator changed a
bit back (with one that was not an 'exact' fit but worked fine) since if I have
to pull the radiator out and change the water pump I may as well have the
radaiator at least cleaned out and pressure tested at the same time.....Damn! I
really was hoping it was only that there was a buildup on the inlet part where
the hose slides on! I will look at it again tomorrow but its in (naturally!!)
the hardest place to actually SEE into!!! in back of the upper part of the lower
hose!
Anyway, I may have screwed up the water pump myself by lettng it dry out as I
did when I drained the water out to change the hoses ....several times! I was
really hoping to take the LeBAron to the Southern CAlifornia Imperial Club
picnic down at the Laguna Nigrel Park but this will change things.
Anyway, if you can remember anything about the water pump let me know. Thanks
again!!!!
Dan melnik
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