mdjdc Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Hers's the history: I got this car because the owner thought he had blown a HG. Ater a through check my mechanic could find nothing wrong with the HG, but a ten days later it started leaking coolant from the water pump. I replaced the pump( with new not reman) and the car has been running great. Yesterday the car started to run warm (about 2/3 on the guage) so I stopped and looked and the leak at the pump is back. Any ideas? I realize that I could have gotten a bad pump but I wanted some input. Also note that if I ran the car without the radiatior cap it wouldn't leak as much and it remained cool. When I put the cap back on the leak turned into a stream and the temp began to go up again. Any thoughts would be appreciated. The pump has only been in the car for a month so it is warrantied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svxpert Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 <<I replaced the pump( with new not reman) and the car has been running great.>> did you use a new gasket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdjdc Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 new pump and gasket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hocrest Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 On the SVX Racer, we had a similiar problem, we went through a couple pumps, and various used and new gaskets and couldn't stop the leak. I finally used a light coat of RV, and it's been fine since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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