water pump leaking
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water pump leaking
ive got a 76 f150 witha 390. my question is when i part on an incline anti freeze leaks out of a hole on the bottom of my water pump. i also can only fill the radiator so much and it starts leaking. does this mean the water pump is bad? thanks for the help
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Yes. Replace it.
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The bearings were so loose on my FE's water pump the fan looked like it was
going to fall off. It happened pretty quick, once the bearings "had enough"
they went bad quick. But it didn't leak a drop. LOL :)
My experience with other brands' designs have been just the opposite, the
bearings seemed fine but the seal leaked anyway. Anybody else, or just me?
Alvin in AZ
going to fall off. It happened pretty quick, once the bearings "had enough"
they went bad quick. But it didn't leak a drop. LOL :)
My experience with other brands' designs have been just the opposite, the
bearings seemed fine but the seal leaked anyway. Anybody else, or just me?
Alvin in AZ
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It means you are leaking coolant and your water pump is bad. It also means that if you don't replace it, worse things could happen, like overheating your engine and ruining it or even the fan moving forward and going through your radiator.
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The bearings were so loose on my FE's water pump the fan looked like it was
going to fall off. It happened pretty quick, once the bearings "had enough"
they went bad quick. But it didn't leak a drop. LOL
My experience with other brands' designs have been just the opposite, the
bearings seemed fine but the seal leaked anyway. Anybody else, or just me?
Alvin in AZ
going to fall off. It happened pretty quick, once the bearings "had enough"
they went bad quick. But it didn't leak a drop. LOL
My experience with other brands' designs have been just the opposite, the
bearings seemed fine but the seal leaked anyway. Anybody else, or just me?
Alvin in AZ
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What happens is two things. The water seal itself can seal well, while the bearings go bad. Or the seal itself goes bad first from sitting, and usually not the seal, but the surface of the cast-iron impeller rots.
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One more little thing with the stock system is unless you've added a recovery tank you can't fill the rad to the top or it will be pushed out the overflow tube. Or you must only fill it to about 1.1/2"-2" to the top with coolant...Most auto stores have the little plastic tanks with a sealed type cap and hose. for about 10 bucks...my 2cents
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One more little thing with the stock system is unless you've added a recovery tank you can't fill the rad to the top or it will be pushed out the overflow tube. Or you must only fill it to about 1.1/2"-2" to the top with coolant...Most auto stores have the little plastic tanks with a sealed type cap and hose. for about 10 bucks...my 2cents
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