Date:         Thu, 5 Mar 2009 15:50:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Warren Lail <wklail@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Warren Lail <wklail@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      coolant leak
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Roland wrote

" Well, a coolant leak, I probed from underneath, and up above, and can't
isolate it.  Appears to be in the mess of stuff by the water pump.  A slow
leak, it doesn't actively drip, but after a day there is a little wetness on
the ground about the size of 5 quarters.  '89 Syncro, stock 2.1 WBX."

Roland,

I think coolant may be leaking from the "weep hole" at the bottom of your
water pump.  As the water pump bearing becomes worn, it usually begins to
leak out of this small how at the bottom.  If so, then it is time for a new
water pump.  They are a bit hard to get to, but overall a fairly easy job.
I had to replace one in a parking lot once.

Hope this helps.

Warren
88 Westy "Billy Bones"