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Salsapants
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AUG 17, 06:15 PM
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I have an 86 SE, and a few months ago I was going to take it out for the weekend and I started hearing the belt squeal. Popped the back, and saw coolant spraying everywhere. A few weeks before that I had noticed a small pool of coolant underneath near the back right tire. I'm going to assume that my water pump is bad? Just trying to get some ideas before I tackle it and replace it. It does have the 2.8 liter v6.
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82-T/A [At Work]
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AUG 17, 06:50 PM
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It's hard to really tell unless you get in there and look, but it could be anything from a busted cooling hose, to a failed waterpump. I've never seen a waterpump spray coolant... that's usually when a host is under pressure and springs a leak, but it could be. Can you take some pictures?
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Salsapants
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AUG 17, 07:00 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
It's hard to really tell unless you get in there and look, but it could be anything from a busted cooling hose, to a failed waterpump. I've never seen a waterpump spray coolant... that's usually when a host is under pressure and springs a leak, but it could be. Can you take some pictures? |
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I can try. it's hard to see in there ha!
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Patrick
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AUG 17, 07:22 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Salsapants:
I'm going to assume that my water pump is bad? Just trying to get some ideas before I tackle it and replace it.
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You may as well read my thread about the same situation. Pay special attention to the use of "the clamp".
Where the heck is this coolant leaking from?
| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Speaking about the clamp, I have never seen an image anywhere on the 'net (including Pennock's) of one actually being used. Behold...this is where it goes! 
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And yes, you install the clamp before you loosen any water pump bolts!
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cvxjet
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AUG 17, 08:00 PM
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A) your pump may be bad- seized and the belt is sliding on the pulley...
B) One of your hoses may have sprung a leak and spraying coolant on the belt/pulley, causing it to slip...
C) If you replace the water pump- be very gentle with the small bolts on the pump- they screw into the front cover which is aluminum and can easily strip out the threads. Also, make sure that your new water pump has a METAL impeller- if you get one that is plastic, the impeller will expand in the hot coolant and slip on the metal shaft.
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Salsapants
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AUG 17, 08:49 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
You may as well read my thread about the same situation. Pay special attention to the use of "the clamp".
Where the heck is this coolant leaking from?
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Patrick:
Speaking about the clamp, I have never seen an image anywhere on the 'net (including Pennock's) of one actually being used. Behold...this is where it goes!
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And yes, you install the clamp before you loosen any water pump bolts!
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Where's the clamp? I can't tell from the picture.
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Patrick
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AUG 17, 09:03 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Salsapants:
Where's the clamp? I can't tell from the picture.
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Look through the thread I linked to. 
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Vintage-Nut
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AUG 17, 09:24 PM
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| quote | | Where's the clamp? I can't tell from the picture. |
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Another Type of CLAMP to Hold the Timing Cover
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Original Owner of a Silver '88 GT
Under 'Production Refurbishment' @ 136k Miles
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Salsapants
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SEP 11, 06:22 PM
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So I got some time to do some digging, and I noticed when I put some water in, it's immediately leaking. I can't get under far enough to see where it's coming from, but I don't know if this helps any.
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Salsapants
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SEP 11, 06:48 PM
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Nevermind, it's the water pump for sure. It's leaking from behind the pulley.
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