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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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Can someone explain to me where the "weep hole" is on the water pump? I have a small leak since I put my motor back together and from what I have been reading its either the gaskets (relatively easy fix) or the weep hole (new water pump ).

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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 01:04 PM
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should be right by the pulley on the neck of it. sometimes one on the bottom and one on the top, get a mirror and try to look for it from different angles, if theres a stain around it thats whats leakin then u need a new waterpump, if you had the waterpump layin on the pulley while it was off the car you probably screwed up the bearing b/c theyre only designed to have pressure put on the bearing from the belt, not an inward pressure if that makes sense to you
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Old Jun 7, 2006 | 01:16 PM
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Thanks a bunch 1LoudTA, I'll have to take a look when I get home. I don't know where its leaking from yet, it was too dark for me to find the source last night. Hopefully its just a leaky gasket.

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What you heard is right.
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I took the pump off yesterday and I still don't see the weep holes . But the leak seems to be coming from around the pulley so I guess its time to replace it.

Thanks for the help guys,
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