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Luis911

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I have a water leak, replace gasket of base pump water?
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can you take a few more pics of up top and around... may help a bit..
 

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AnthonyR23 said:
can you take a few more pics of up top and around... may help a bit..
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On engine I can't see anything, only a small accumulation of water, maybe water to drain or leak beside base pump water or block??
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When the mustang is cold and off, I put water in radiator and begin to drip...

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its hard to see whether its the pump or timing cover. also that hose from the pump to the heater lines looks a little worse for the wear
 

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jammer84_03 said:
its hard to see whether its the pump or timing cover. also that hose from the pump to the heater lines looks a little worse for the wear
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Thank you very much.

Why not to apper my record? (mustang 1981 conv. 1987, EFI, MAP, 5 vel.+rev.) pump water have less 1 year.

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Update...
When engine is off, I was filled radiator and water leak as show picture (a lot time), then, I turn on engine and after 10 minutes engine warm up normally, and leak was to disappear, WHY? , what hapeened?

 

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Heat expansion, perhaps? I can see a gap between the pump and the timing cover where it's supposed to mate flush against it. Buy a pair of water pump mounting gaskets ($0.89 each, usually) and a tube of blue RTV silicone. Remove the pump, scrape off ALL of the old gasket/silicone material, and apply a thin layer of fresh silicone to both sides of the gaskets before bolting the pump back up. Allow the silicone to cure for a few hours before starting the motor up again.

Also, while you have the pump off, it would be a good time to replace that short L-shaped hose - usually about $8.
 
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