Hole in water pump? - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

AmorgetRS · 05-09-2002, 06:07 PM

Hey guys, my water pump is leaking really really bad (6 gallons + a day). I went to replace it and I found that the water was coming out a hole in the bottom of the pump. It faces foreward toward the pulley, and looks like a stock GM hole... but water leaks out of it like crazy. Did something break inside the pump and therefor the water is leaking out a hole that is normally just open, or did something fall or a screw break out of the water pump?
Thanks!
Douglas

TomP · 05-09-2002, 06:27 PM

Yep, somethings broken... that's a "weep hole", and water will drip from it when the pump's seal is shot.

Horst · 05-11-2002, 10:29 AM

like TomP says, you need to replace your water pump, and the hole is always there but when water comes out that hole, your pump is gone

Horst

AmorgetRS · 05-11-2002, 12:57 PM

Thanks guys, I replaced it, no problems! Again, thank you for your help.

Ovrclck350 · 05-11-2002, 03:11 PM

Sorry I didn't get to see this. Yah, the hole is GM. THey put it there as a way to basically say "Hey, your water pump is ****ed."

Glad you got the pump fixed though.