[DeTomaso] Mysterious coolant leak
Charles Engles
cengles at cox.net
Thu Jul 3 07:25:50 EDT 2008
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 -----
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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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