goblinish15

so i my original water pump seal failed so i took off the pump and resealed it and no go....so i got a new gasket shaved off all the old crap cleaned up the water pump put it on and its still freakin leaking........i have resealed it sox times and still leaks like a baby any ideas!?!!?!?!help!!!

sam24th

Check the weep hole. It might be leaking from the weep hole. Pretty common to overlook it.

briansgarage

Sorry to hijack.. Don't ya replace the pump if it's leaking out the weep hole?
Been a decade or so since I had any trouble out of a water pump. I can't remember.

goblinish15

its not from the weep hole its from the bottom of the pump.............

Squid

Goblinish 15, you asked this same question 2 days ago and got 5 replies. Every one of them told you to put a new water pump on. A unanamous consensus. You come on the site for advice why don't you take it. BTW, you say it not the weephole because its leaking from the bottom, the weephole is on the bottom. I just bought an AC Delco water pump a month ago for 26 bucks. Spring for a new pump!

goblinish15

so i replaced my water pump with a working one and there is no more leaking from that area! but i have a hole in my radiator and its spilling lots of water! i was driving and pressed on the gas hard while driving and it just reved high and backfired and didnt move far but when i drive normally it does fine.......would a bad radiator do that? or is my head blown?

sam24th

Not necessarily. Thats a pretty vague description. It can be a number of things. Although I would check the Throttle position sensor first to see if it has gone bad.

goblinish15

well there is no water in the oil. the water pump is sealed and working now. the thermostat has recently been replaced. the tps was replaced a few weeks ago.....im guessing its just losing pressure because there are like 4 holes spurting out water in the radiator

goblinish15

so my distributor bolt was loos haha it runs and perrrs like a dream!!!!

Squid

So, as I understand this, you tightened your distributor bolt and that stopped water from coming out of 4 holes in the radiator?

413maxwedge

Can't fix stupid.

djb383

C'mon guys, play nice.

tiwvr1

belive he was talking bout back fire.

goblinish15

haha dumb moment.......i tightened the dist. and it stopped backfiring. Im replacing my radiator right now!got it out and im getting ready to put in a different one

djb383

Is "different" the same as "new"?