Date:         Thu, 5 Mar 2009 16:03:17 -0800
Reply-To:     Roland <syncronicity1@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Roland <syncronicity1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: coolant leak
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Thanks Warren, and all,

Didn't know there was a weep hole.

I'll be running the pressure test this weekend and try to view exactly where
the leak is coming from.

Also will try turning / wiggling the pump pulley by hand without the belt to
see what that reveals.

Then, as usual start wrenching!

Roland


On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Warren Lail <wklail@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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"
>