Volvo RWD 900 Forum

INDEX FOR 1/2026(CURRENT) INDEX FOR 10/2008 900 INDEX

[<<]  [>>]


 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

Cooling system troubleshooting? Gasket blowout on hard pipe at back of water pump 900 1993

uid 27's pic
posted by  Art Benstein on  Tue Apr 19 13:30 CST 2016
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Fri Oct 17 20:10 CST 2014
[RELATED]

What Chris suggests has worked well for me. The bolt holding the pipe to the block has a 12mm head.

It is important to put the seal on the pipe first, not first into the water pump, if this is not totally intuitive or clear. Then the lube needs to ease the tube/seal assembly into the water pump recess.

If that was not the problem, be wary of cylinder combustion pressure (exhaust) augmenting the cooling system pressure. It is an affliction associated with head gasket work, usually on the before side of the job, but occasionally on the after side too, if a head pressure fault is not diagnosed. Feel the upper hose a minute after starting -- it shouldn't be pressurized yet.
--
Art Benstein near Baltimore

People who live on that "New Car Smell" and have their Credit Score memorized better than their own birthday will ALWAYS say you're Crazy. -punk240 Tim






THREADED THREADED EXPANDED FLAT PRINT ALL
MESSAGES IN THIS THREAD

New Cooling system troubleshooting? Gasket blowout on hard pipe at back of water pump [900][1993]
posted by  Wareagle32789  on Tue Apr 19 08:25 CST 2016 >


<< < > >>



©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.