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coolant leak
After I shut down my 96 jeep cherokee V8 a pretty good leak of
antifreze was dripping on the ground. I traced the leak to an area that is very hard to see. I cleaned the area and blew it off with some air. It seem to be comming from up above and behind the water pump. The water pump was replaced about two or three years ago. The leak appears to be comming closer to the engine side. Is there two bolt on housings, the pump and a spacer block? It defenitly dose not seem to be the pump. I am afraid it seems to be between the housing and the engine block. It is very hard to see in there. I was wondering about a freeze plug in that area. |
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coolant leak
I would be suspecting the pump seal first. I would try to get a finger
up behind the pump pulley to see if it is wet in there. If so, the 'new' pump has died. You have to watch pumps. The sell 'rebuilt' ones that don't last long. If it is leaking at it's base gasket, it can be removed and you can scrape it clean then use sensor safe RTV to make a new gasket for it. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) beenthere wrote: > > After I shut down my 96 jeep cherokee V8 a pretty good leak of > antifreze was dripping on the ground. I traced the leak to an area that > is very hard to see. I cleaned the area and blew it off with some air. > It seem to be comming from up above and behind the water pump. The > water pump was replaced about two or three years ago. The leak appears > to be comming closer to the engine side. Is there two bolt on > housings, the pump and a spacer block? It defenitly dose not seem to > be the pump. I am afraid it seems to be between the housing and the > engine block. It is very hard to see in there. I was wondering about a > freeze plug in that area. |
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coolant leak
It seem to be comming from up above and behind the water pump but below
the thermstat housing. |
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