Darryl---Some of the vendors suggest either running these water pumps
dry, as in up against a motorized wire buffer, OR installing them with
no water in the cooling system during startup. Their idea here is to
seat the carbon bushing thru a short, dry run. (One would think the
mfgr. would do this, knowing this is sometimes necessary to avoid a
leak.)
It's possible that the leak will stop on its own if you can bear coolant
flying all over during the process. Otherwise, remove the pump and spin
it dry for a few minutes as they recommend.
Dick
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