My stereo install is done. I am quite happy with how it sounds.
The water pump is still seeping. So a little back story with it. The pump on this car has seeped for years. My buddy I got the car from, replaced the gaskets a bunch of times, he did the timing chain cover as well with no luck in stopping it from leaking. He eventually gave up and would fill the radiator as needed. He did that for years till he eventually parked it and drove something else. When I bought the car it had sat for approximately 2 years. For the first few weeks, I drove the car it didn't leak and then it would leak off and on. I did the same thing and just filled as needed till the heater core puked its guts out. I decided to take care of it then and replaced it with a new pump. I used the right stuff on both sides of the gasket and the cover as well using thread sealant on the bolts. It had over a week to cure before I filled the cooling system. Everything was fine till last week when I noticed a puddle under the car. I maybe have 600 miles on the car since the work was done. At first I thought it was from the bolts as they were a little loose. Tightening them made the leak worse so I pulled the bolts out and re-thread sealed them. Ran the car for 45 minutes in the driveway. No leaks. Next morning, checked the water pump before I left for work. It was dry. I drove to work 26 miles and checked it when I got there. Dry again. Went to go home that evening and checked it before I left and it was wet. The attached picture show where the water pools up and drips from.
Any idea what is causing this? I do not think it is the pump as the old one seemed to leak in the same area. You can see the rust water stains below on the balancer from the previous years of leaking. I did read last night that someone said that the 90 deg hose kinks and can cause the pump to blow the gasket out due to it not being able to relieve the pressure? Sounds weird to me but I did replace that hose when I did the pump and it does look a little kinked but I do not think it is kinked to the point where the flow is 100% obstructed? It seems to leak when the car cools down.
I replaced the water pump on my Saleen when I bought it like 14 years ago and to this day, I never had any issues with it. I replaced the 90 deg hose then too but the hose on the Saleen has more of a smooth transition than the 89 does. Not sure it is work the time to try out the theory the other person had? Thoughts?