HELP leaking coolant
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HELP leaking coolant
I am leaking coolant. Can't figure out where from. Once I noticed I change both upper and lower hoses and put a new O ring in the thermostat. It is dripping and hitting everything so I can't locate where its coming from. I beleive it is coming from somewher on the lower half of the engine. I rulled out the raditor and hoses. Any advice?
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needadvice, I was thinking the same. I went ahead and bought the water pump, got one from auto zone. It was cheap I hope it is okay in quality. Thanks for all the help. Wish me luck.
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Is coolant supposed to leak out if you have a LOT of it poured in?
Someone from Pep Boys mentioned to me that there's a line that's specifically designed to release coolant if there's too much.
Is it harmful if you have too much in the tank/reservior?
Someone from Pep Boys mentioned to me that there's a line that's specifically designed to release coolant if there's too much.
Is it harmful if you have too much in the tank/reservior?
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btw always double check those pepboys/valvoline/pennzoil/anybody when they tell you something. glad you checked with us!
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If I had to change the water pump gasket, I would have changed the pump as well while I was at it. The pump is only $150. And it's a good piece of mind!
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I had the gm pump. being a college student, money is a lot more valuable than time. I haven't heard of many ls1 water pumps going out. actually I've never heard of it. The work was easy though! The hardest part and most time consuming was the flush I did. I could probably take my time and swap water pumps in like 30 min or less. all you gotta do is drain radiator, take off the airbox, take belts off, disconnect hoses, take water pump off, put new one on, and work your way backwards.
seriously 30minutes... that's nothing. I'll walk away with my $250 dollars and get the most use out of the pump I've already got. I haven't had a problem since and that happened last year.
seriously 30minutes... that's nothing. I'll walk away with my $250 dollars and get the most use out of the pump I've already got. I haven't had a problem since and that happened last year.