> Okay this is really getting beyond a joke. The rebuilder rebuilt the water
> pump again and this time they even magnafluxed it to make sure they didn't
> miss anything. I put it back on the '3 last night and began filling the
> cooling system tonight. Guess what, coolant out the breather hole again!
David :
Did you follow the suggestion to run the pump dry for a minute first ?
> This time I just gave them the pump itself and on reassembly I noticed 2
> holes (1/16" approx) on the flange that is against the housing. Are these
> supposed to be there? They are drilled clean so I figure they should be.
> They look like they lead directly to the housing and the coolant. If so
> there appears to be no way this would ever seal????
If you're looking at the holes in the impeller, they are supposed to be
there. The sealing area is only about 1" in diameter, the holes are outside
of it.
Randall
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