[DeTomaso] Mysterious coolant leak

[Charles Engles]

Dear Ron,


               I have been working on a block and just bought two more.  I 
am not aware of a coolant plug behind the balancer.  The front cover is 
behind the balancer.  The water pump mounts onto that.  I would suggest that 
the culprit could be the water pump or the hose and/or connection that Mike 
mentioned.

                          Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ParaPantera at aol.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 1:06 AM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Mysterious coolant leak


>I have been chasing an evasive coolant leak.  I thought I had  found the
> culprit, the hose connection from the coolant tube that runs under the 
> car on the
> drivers side, close to the oil pan.  So up in the air the car  goes and 
> nope,
> the dripping is coming from above the connection dripping onto
> it.........hmmmm, must be the water pump.  So, out come the seats, 
> firewall  and bulk head
> cover.  I CAREFULLY start the car and observer the pump, no  visible 
> leaks.  I
> shut the car off and sure enough there is a small steady  stream of 
> coolant
> dripping down onto the previously mentioned drivers side  coolant hose. 
> It
> seems to be leaking from behind the harmonic  balancer,  is there a freeze 
> plug
> or coolant plug behind the balancer that  could cause this?  Or is it a 
> water
> pump backing plate leak that can not be  seen without pulling the 
> balancer?
>
>  Any and all tips would be of help, Ron
>
>
>
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