Swifty's never-ending project thread!

[blackrosenova400]

Now he thinks its his weep hole of the pump.

[goodhart]

Now he thinks its his weep hole of the pump.

weep hole? is that like a pewp hole? lol

[cmspaz]

weep hole? is that like a pewp hole? lol
Water pumps have a little hole that'll drip coolant. It's normally a very small amount, no more than a drop each time you run the car. Don't ask me why, I just know it's there.

[munchgsx]

The only reason coolant would come out that hole it is the bearings in the pump are shot. Get a new pump and tune the dumb thing.
Is that all thats left to be done?

[Swifty1638]

I'll be tearing it apart YET AGAIN tomorrow after work and replacing it with a pump Chad (black rosenova) is giving me that has less then 4,000 miles on it, along with another dumb paper gasket, and a THIN coat of rtv to get it to hold to the pump while i put it in place. I double checked the freeze plug on the side of the head..no leaks. Nor the teflon paste coated allen plugs behind the cam gears on that side too. No other leaks on the car, besides some stupid shit on this side. It took a damn day to get the hg done, then the water pump gasket done, and it was just fine, no leaks when I ran it in my garage, while others looked over it with me. Only started this issue when I was driving to and from cars n coffee yesterday morning. Timing belt and that side is covered in coolant..retarded.

[craig]

The only reason coolant would come out that hole it is the bearings in the pump are shot. Get a new pump and tune the dumb thing.
Is that all thats left to be done?


This is no longer true on new water pumps, they are designed to release pressure to save the seals.

[Halon]

Let me know if you need a hand man. I want to see this thing out n about, and could lend a hand if you need.

[Swifty1638]

Thanks bud. I won't make ya drive down from blaine though. I just need to sort it out. Once I know the issue, fixing isn't hard.

[Swifty1638]

Replaced the waterpump, and saw the oil seals for the camshafts were also bad, so I replaced those from ones Kerry gave me (thanks a ton bud!). Seems to have fixed the issues..true test will be driving it to the gas station to fill it back up with new fuel. I also tentatively set up a dyno date with Shane..May 20th, 2pm. Hopefully all goes well!

[scheides]

Awesome dude!