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4th water pump in 3 yrs, seals keep leaking 200

posted by  someone claiming to be Manolo on  Sun Jan 23 10:45 CST 2005 [RELATED]

Has your head gasket been replaced? Could the new head gasket be thicker than stock?

Unusual pressure in the water from a head gasket leak would most likely push out at the water fill cap rather than blowing out that O-ring.

Each of our three bricks has had one new water pump installed. I put them on dry, and pry upward on the water pump as I tighten the bolts, to get the pump up as tight as the play in the bolt holes will allow. None of them have ever leaked.

If I were having the troubles that you are having, I would probably either try a sealant around the O-ring, or I would file out the bolt holes a bit with a rat-tail file to allow me to push the pump up another 1/32" and mash that O-ring tighter.






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