Help with coolant leak

[nickyb]

Glad you got it.

 

[General karthief]

Show us what you find when you pop the cover off, make sure the cover is not cracked in that area but most times it just an gasket replacement.
Water pump replaced recently?

 

[95Cobra302]

Show us what you find when you pop the cover off, make sure the cover is not cracked in that area but most times it just an gasket replacement.
Water pump replaced recently?

No, stock factory 30 year old water pump. On the timing cover side where it's leaking you can see an orange/reddish material squeezing out.

 

[General karthief]

No, stock factory 30 year old water pump. On the timing cover side where it's leaking you can see an orange/reddish material squeezing out.

Rusty bolt jizz, dissimilar metals, electrolysis, age, be ready to replace the water pump bolts by the water jacket.

 

[Noobz347]

Rusty bolt jizz

Sunday.. SUNday.. SUNDAY!

It's CT Cunday!

 

[General karthief]

It's CT Cunday!

Whachu talk'n bout Willis??
Don't you go change'n nothin

 

[Noobz347]

Whachu talk'n bout Willis??
Don't you go change'n nothin

You can't tell me that "Rusty Bolt Jiz" doesn't sound like you.

 

[95Cobra302]

Rusty bolt jizz, dissimilar metals, electrolysis, age, be ready to replace the water pump bolts by the water jacket.

Ok, will for sure check those out and be ready to replace them. Thanks

 

[revhead347]

Y'all do know that there is a tool for this called a coolant pressure tester where you pump air pressure into the radiator and just watch where it squirts out of right?

Kurt

 

[AeroCoupe]

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[95Cobra302]

Y'all do know that there is a tool for this called a coolant pressure tester where you pump air pressure into the radiator and just watch where it squirts out of right?

Kurt

They mentioned it first thing and I replied back. Pressure tested it a few weeks when smelling coolant. Held pressure, no leak at that time. Found the leak now.