musclemustang94

ok so i got home today and my water pump was leaking profuesly out the bottom of it. The pump was replaced just before i bought the car. Is therea gasket thats leaking or is the seal in it bad? What should I do? BUy a new pump and put it on?

15austin

If it is a new pump, prolly dont need a new one. Most likley the gasket leaking, put some gasket sealer to some new gaskets should be the ticket.

Mike93SVT

+1

PRO50SC

Make sure it's not coming form the lil weep hole in the bottom of the bearing shaft is.

burntpiston2007

theres only one way to find out

musclemustang94

whats that? haha I dont think its out of the weep hole, its leakin ALOT. I over heated the car once so i thought maybe the shaft seal went out cuz of that but that was like last october that happend so I dont think 5 months later the seal went out because it was over heated. I am going to the NHRA nationals tommrow morning so we are takin the wifes car, but before we go i am going to start it up and let it run to see if i can tell where its really leakin from. I didn't see a weep hole on this pump, i just saw it leaking out of the bottom where the gasket is.

phalcone

sounds like time for a new water pump to me ... at least its not too bad of a job , just have to fight the fan& shroud .. have fun

86 5.0L

ugh, if you overheated the car more then likely you need a new pump, when I got my 5.0 the pump wasthe original ford one, and had the tell-tale signs of leaking through the lil' weep hole

musclemustang94

I did it 5 months ago lol

Musclecoupe

Go easy on that gaskrt sealer. Put a little too much when you tighten the bolts it will push the gasket out. U cant really tell if it happens on the bottom til U fill it up.