Hi Garrett,
Crawl under the car with a flashlight and
look for the little hole on the bottom of the water pump by the pulley, chances
are you’ll see evidence of cooling dripping there, sometimes the leak comes and
goes each time you drive the car and park, usually a sign it is time for a
rebuilt pump though soon!
-Bob
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Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011
2:07 PM
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Subject: [FWDLK] Fuel pump
installed...coolant leak
Hey all,
I just installed my freshly rebuilt fuel pump today (thanks to Then and Now
Automotive, it looks great). I'm pretty sure it wasn't installed
correctly, but have already done some searching on the forums and think I have
that issue solved.
The next issue to arise is that, while cranking the engine after the fuel pump
install, coolant started leaking I believe from somewhere on the bottom side of
the water pump.
Is it possible the seals dried out while the car was sitting (the coolant level
always seemed stable, but it was a little low today. I never saw a puddle
under the car)? Is this a "definitely needs replaced" scenario
or based on the experience of others is it possible the the gaskets may reseal
after being exposed to the coolant? I'm pretty sure I know the answer,
but am always hopeful.
Thanks,
Garrett
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