Scott:
Joe Curto one of out list members rebuilds water pumps.
Ken TC 4147
Scott Allen wrote:
> Bob,
>
> My fan is nice and tight too. I'm ordering a new pump today as after I took
> the pulley off the coolant does appear to be coming from the relief hole in
> the bottom. If you find someone that re-builds one let me know too as it
> seems a waste to throw the one I have out as it's pretty new.
>
> Oh, btw: took the TD to the airport this AM and it's leaking again.
>
> Best and thanks,
>
> Scott
>
> >From: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
> >To: s4usea@hotmail.com
> >Subject: Re: Cooling Leak Mystery
> >Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 12:27:00 -0400
> >
> >Scott,
> > I'm having the same experience, right now. Sometimes it leaks a lot.
> >Sometimes not at all. No sign of fluid on the pulley--it appears on the
> >head and flows down onto the front mount.
> > I put two quarts into the rad last Sat after a drive. Sunday drove
> >100+ miles and it needed not a drop. Leaked copiously Sunday night. I
> >topped it up. Got the car out yesterday (Sun 9/10) and it was full.
> >Pulled out of garage and it was flowing. Put four quarts in bottles into
> >the boot. Drove 140 miles and used not a drop.
> > It's said that shaking the fan blades will reveal a wobble if the WP is
> >shot. Mine is tight. I still suspect the pump, though, and would like to
> >find someone who rebuilds them.
> >Bob
> >
> >
> >On Mon, 11 Sep 2000 01:20:12 GMT "Scott Allen" <s4usea@hotmail.com>
> >writes:
> > >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > Here's a new one, and I'll beg the group's indulgence while I get to
> > > the
> > > point...
> > >
> > > I've been gone for a few weeks for my annual reserve duty, and when
> > > I return
> > > my girlfriend points out that the TD's been leaking coolant. She'd
> > > put a
> > > pan underneath the car to catch it, and was emptying it back into
> > > the
> > > radiator daily. I had driven it over to her house the day before I
> > > reported
> > > in, and left it there while I was gone. She reports that there was
> > > a "huge"
> > > puddle under the car the next morning.
> > >
> > > At about 1:30 this afternoon I top off the coolant, it takes almost
> > > a whole
> > > gallon, which means that it lost almost a gallon the first night
> > > after I
> > > parked it, (say over the 12 hours or so from the time I dropped it
> > > off and
> > > when she got up to walk her dog). I put the pan back underneath the
> > > car and
> > > the leak does seem pretty aggressive; when I check it again around
> > > dinner
> > > time there's maybe a few pints in the pan.
> > >
> > > After some inspection I determine that the leak is from the bottom
> > > of the
> > > water pump, travelling down the motor mount plate on the right side
> > > on the
> > > front of the engine and down the oil pan onto the ground. Since
> > > there's no
> > > coolant on the back of the pully I assume that the bearing's aren't
> > > leaking
> > > or that the carbon seal hasn't gone. I figure that the gasket has
> > > failed
> > > and I need to replace it.
> > >
> > > I still have to get it home, so I make sure that the radiator's
> > > topped off
> > > and head out. It takes me about a half hour to get home during
> > > which the
> > > engine temp gets to about 70deg. When I get home I put a pan under
> > > the
> > > engine and get ready to order some new gaskets from Moss.
> > >
> > > So here's the rub: Some four hours later I need to get something
> > > out of the
> > > car and decide to check the pan. There's no coolant in it! I check
> > > the
> > > radiator and it's still topped off. I check the right side of the
> > > engine
> > > and there's no coolant conga line heading towards ground. I had to
> > > pinch
> > > myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming.
> > >
> > > I still plan on pulling off the water pump and replacing the gasket
> > > at the
> > > very least, but has anybody on the list had a similar experience?
> > > If so,
> > > what were you dealing with?
> > >
> > > Still scratchin' my head,
> > >
> > > Scott Allen
> > >
> > > '52 TD
> > >
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