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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 03:05 PM
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well everytime i park my car, i notice that it leaves behind a puddle of coolant. so i guess my question is... is the water pump going out or do i simply need to replace the gasket? is any way i can tell just by looking? really need help. getting tired of buying coolant.

OFF TOPIC: also, any idea where i can get a throttle cable?
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 03:19 PM
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I would replace the pump and gaskets.
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well the pump was replaced with the new motor 17,000 miles ago. so thats why im asking this. the pump isnt that old
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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try torqueing down the waterpump bolts and new gasket
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well everytime i park my car, i notice that it leaves behind a puddle of coolant. so i guess my question is... is the water pump going out or do i simply need to replace the gasket? is any way i can tell just by looking? really need help. getting tired of buying coolant.

OFF TOPIC: also, any idea where i can get a throttle cable?
If its leaking from the weep hole under the center of the water pump you need a new pump. Where is it leaking? You need to figure that out first.

Throttle cable:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-...1%7C240%3A1318
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my water pump was leaking out of the weep hole i replaced it with a gm water pump with new gaskets and torqued bolts and not even 8,000 miles it's leaking out of the weep hole again, so it's possible the pump needs replacing, just put a coolant pressure tester on it and determine where your leak is
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ok ill check the weep hole and if its leaking from there, im just gonna go out and buy one. if not i try a gasket and see how that works.

LS6427, thanks i looked forever and couldnt manage to find one.
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