What do I need for replacing a water pump? (Page 8/8)
85fieroguy MAY 17, 02:01 PM
1st off. you will need a tranquilizer or have a 12 pack of beer in the garage...kidding.. With assistance from a close friend, I recently replaced my " gunked up" stock water pump with one that has a metal impeller. Not an easy job but doable. Well worth doing, and flush out the entire cooling system with a cleaner ,add new hoses, thermostat if your budget can take it. My 85GT with 57,700 miles needed this new maintenance. The advice on this site and the previous posts are EXCELLENT..just follow the postings.
Cliff Pennock MAY 18, 06:29 AM
Put about 2 gallons of coolant in it, checked the oil and started it up. It started right up as if I have been driving it daily. No problems there fortunately. The bad news is that it's still leaking coolant quite a bit. I don't think it's leaking from the water pump. Wasn't able to check properly because I spilled a bit of coolant while filling it up so the water pump wasn't dry. I'll wait for it to dry up and start it up again.

I think it's leaking from where the outlet hose connects to the pipe. But I will check later. I'll jack the car up and start it to get a clearer view.
Cliff Pennock MAY 18, 07:09 AM
PS: Not looking forward to draining the system again... 😕
pmbrunelle MAY 18, 12:59 PM
Often, shortly after putting together these things, you have to slightly re-tighten the hose clamps where coolant leaks between the rubber hose and the barb fitting.

You don't need to drain anything to do that.
Cliff Pennock MAY 19, 07:23 AM
Damn.

It's leaking from the exhaust pipes. I have a small hole in one of my exaust pipes and a small hole in my catalyst en it's leaking coolant from there.

Sooooo... blown head gasket? 😕
Cliff Pennock MAY 19, 07:28 AM
BTW, the engine ran fine. Actually purred like a kitten.
Patrick OCT 18, 03:45 PM

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Originally posted by Cliff Pennock:

It's leaking from the exhaust pipes. I have a small hole in one of my exaust pipes and a small hole in my catalyst en it's leaking coolant from there.

Sooooo... blown head gasket?



I suspect this turned out to be nothing more than condensation. Right?
greenturnedblue OCT 18, 04:09 PM
If coolant did leak into the crankcase, it would have vaporized long before it dripped down the exhaust pipe