As Dennis said this usually indicates bad bearings in the pump, not head gasket leak. This might be a warranty claim, unless your belt was too tight and caused the pump bearings to fail. Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Edward Morrell wrote: >The archives say that a dripping water pump weep hole is a potential early >sign of head gasket or other head problems causing excessive pressure in >the cooling system. My saga is a bit of a twist. I replaced the heads on >my '90 Carat with 125K miles with rebuilt AMC's including new valves, >guides, seals, and of course, gaskets. I have owned the van for 60K miles, >and the motor is now quieter and stronger than ever. When I did the heads, >I replace the water pump. No particular reason, other than it may have bee >the original. I have driven about 8K miles since the work, and there is >now a steady drip from the weep hole on the water pump when the van is >running, probably about 30 drips per minute frequency. I started digging >down to the water pump for potential replacement, and what I discovered is >that coolant drips from the weep hold when I turn the pulley on the pump by >hand! It does not drip when stationary. > >My question is, does this sound like a defective pump? When the weep hole >starts to leak, should one expect it will do so even with hand spinning of >the pulley? Has anyone else had a brand new water pump do this? > >I am sure I have to get a new pump, but if I really need to start thinking >about pulling one or both the heads, I want to make sure that is the right >approach before I give away another weekend! > >Thanks in advance, > >Ed Morrell >90 Carat 133K >91 Carat 52K >and more...... > > > |
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