Re: Waterpump ?

[John Erk <johnny.erk@sympatico.ca>]

That is the weep hole.When it starts to drip, your pump is starting to go. It
hasn't made any noise yet? Any over-heating? A water pump is not very
complicated, the only thing that goes wrong is the bearing wears out or seizes
up.
John

Lee Folkman wrote:

> Ok.  There is a hole on the very bottom of the waterpump on the cone-shaped
> neck holding the pulley on.  Is there supposed to be a plug in the hole?
> 'Cause my car is drinking antifreeze fast, leaking right out the hole with
> fast drips.
> _     _________
> | |  _/         |
> | |-/ |         |
> | |  O| Water   |
> | |-\_|  pump   |
> |_|   \_________|
>
> Don't know if the picture helps much, but it looks cool. :)  The car is
> basically an '85, the picture of the waterpump in the Bentley I have (to
> '84) looks slightly different than the one on the car.  So am I supposed to
> plug it or do I have a bad seal?  TIA!
>
> Lee Folkman
> '84 Wolfsburg Scirocco 8v (soon to be turbo)
> '82 Jetta Diesel(225,000+ and can still get 50mpg)
> http://scirocco84.homepage.com
>
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