Took the recently purchased camaro on the road briefly. When parked a friend pointed out the leak. So got it home and found one little drip coming from the very bottom rad hose the goes into the radiator. But then noticed a larger drip coming from the center. I can't tell where it's coming from though and random parts of the belt seem to have this leak on it. I can't even tell what it is. Looks brown and disgusting. Bad coolant or something else? ughhh.

 

Pull the belts off & take the waterpump pulley off. It should have a weep hole. Look there.

 

Man oh man if that was my car I would install a new water pump and radiator after completely flushing cooling system about 15 times.

 

ugh might have to pull everything, either the pump or pully doesn't sound good anyway but hoping it would last alittle.

So the one small leak I think is the hose clamp around the bottom rad hose just giving out from a year not driving. hoping i can re do the hose clamp on that. Picture 1.

The 2nd picture might also show the leak from another hose. ?

 

That is gonna be your waterpump and the brownish color is that crappy stop leak that ppl put in there coolent system thinking that it works

 

 

frig

 

I am sorry but it also looks like your transmission cooling line is about ready to rust through. You do not want to be losing all of your transmission fluid.

 

So at minimum new water pump and coolant flush is what i'm looking at?
Is there a write up? :[

 

Do i want to ask how hard it is to replace? Never worked on one is it a simple line swap? Nothings ever simple for me




Also if it turns out to be the water pump where/ what one would you buy? Would I have to take my old one off and go to a parts store since the engine isn't a stock option? And that gets into the process of what i need to take off to get the water pump?

 

You have a crate 350, so lets start by finding out if you have a long or short nose water pump. Google it and look at some pics, most likely you have the long nose. Autozone should have it. Just ask for a stock water pump for an 84 and take yours with you to compare.

That transmission cooling line looks pretty bad where it attaches to the rad but looks ok further down towards the bottom of the car. It's a pain to replace the whole piece with the motor and trans in the car.

Take it to a shop and see if they can cut and replace just the first 8" or so where it goes into the rad. That line is going to twist to pieces the minute you put a wrench on that rusty nut. Honestly if it's not leaking I wouldn't mess with it.

Where in South Jersey are you? I used to live in Clementon not too long ago and still drive there every once in a while.

 

Thanks, i agree with not touching the line for the time being. Is the water pump a pita to remove?

I'm down in Millville.