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Coolant leak. Water pump??


Andy D

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I use Permatex Aviation forma gasket on my cooling system plumbing. and gaskets. I also use it on the bolts in case one goes into a water jacket. To the OP, I would allow a day ,better yet 2 days to do the job. Why so long? Go to Panama Ex P's thread on his B4000 rebuild. Take a look at all the stuff that has to be moved. Last water pump I did on a V8 took an afternoon. If you keep ahead of the coolant leak, you can buy some time. I drove my old BMW to work for a week with a leaking seal until Saturday when I could change the pump. It used a 1/2 gallon of water a trip. It was summer ,so I just carried lots of water. Buy a gallon of antifreeze and cut it in half with water. Carry that in the car. Check the coolant level before use.
 


houlimon

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Sometimes it drips, sometimes it runs out. Sometimes it is just the gasket. There is also a weep hole that you can't see because the pulley is in the way.

I'd get the pulley off and take a better look.
I see the weep hole in my 84 2.8L v6 from the ground and mine seems to be leaking out of that lil hole. the leak started a day after I moved the truck to its new home. the leak is draining my radiator. ill be digging in it tomorrow
 
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Hutcheson600

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Having issure where coolant is steady stream from behind the pulley think its the pump is bad most parts on it were original when I got it it has 53xxx on it supposedly was figuring id see if that was likely issue before I broke my dd apart its a 89 b2 4x4
 

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