coolant leak

waldo · 03-25-2008, 03:56 PM

ok folks, I have a coolant leak. I have no clue where its comming from, It drips when the car is off and cool, from the bottom of the fly wheel cover where the trans and engine meet. I have jacked the car up but I still cant see where its from. All the freeze plugs are all good (thank God) HELP!!

Lifted78Chevy · 03-25-2008, 04:35 PM

check the coolent tubes....the hoses that go into the heater core. thats what is leaking on mine.

waldo · 03-25-2008, 05:02 PM

ok i am going to look now, oil is good, not milky, had a small puddle on top of the water pump, tightened pump and no more puddle, but it still wasnt enough to drip down to back of the engine.

waldo · 03-25-2008, 05:12 PM

just checked and no leak from there.

waldo · 03-29-2008, 05:25 PM

Gosh darn it! still leaking!!!

**12second5.0** · 03-29-2008, 11:07 PM

If it still has the stock heads there are freeze plugs on the back of them.Did you check them?

waldo · 03-30-2008, 02:55 PM

I looked with a flash light and a mirror, felt with my hands used a few bad words, screamed, anyway, no, I didnt see them leaking or felt any thing wet

CraZy6 · 03-30-2008, 07:03 PM

Check the back of your lower intake ?

waldo · 03-30-2008, 08:11 PM

no, but i will after i get off work, thanks!

marunos · 05-30-2008, 12:57 PM

Hey buddy! might be a late response, but if u still have the same problem.. that's might be leaking somewhere from the overflow tank (for example) and as oyu drive it all accumulated on the bell housing cover with wind move! as you park the can you will see the drops are coming from there! might be!
Marwan

waldo · 05-31-2008, 04:31 AM

Thanks for the help, I think I found the leak, comming from the top of the water pump gasket, always a small puddle from the top of the pump. It builds from the top and finds its way down. Just waiting for some down time to change the gasket. Thanks or the help Gents!!!

2k4mk1 · 05-31-2008, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by waldo

ok folks, I have a coolant leak. I have no clue where its comming from, It drips when the car is off and cool, from the bottom of the fly wheel cover where the trans and engine meet. I have jacked the car up but I still cant see where its from. All the freeze plugs are all good (thank God) HELP!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by waldo

Thanks for the help, I think I found the leak, comming from the top of the water pump gasket, always a small puddle from the top of the pump. It builds from the top and finds its way down. Just waiting for some down time to change the gasket. Thanks or the help Gents!!!

Wow I dint know the water pump was on the back of the engine where the bell housing is...............

Glad ya found it I was thinking the freeze plug in the back of the block

littlebeeper · 05-31-2008, 03:37 PM

i was thinking the back of the lower intake. i had a lower go bad when the back where the water line goes into got eaten up with age and the stopper fell out. had to find another lower

waldo · 05-31-2008, 08:46 PM

[quote=2k4mk1;479806]Wow I dint know the water pump was on the back of the engine where the bell housing is...............

So silly lol! Good one! Made me smile on a crappy day!.

Gosh darn thing took a while to find, just looking for the hard stuff and not the simple crap. Thanks alot for the help folks!

03-25-2008, 03:56 PM	#1
waldo What!! The 5.0 broke?? Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 113 Trader Rating: (0)	coolant leak ok folks, I have a coolant leak. I have no clue where its comming from, It drips when the car is off and cool, from the bottom of the fly wheel cover where the trans and engine meet. I have jacked the car up but I still cant see where its from. All the freeze plugs are all good (thank God) HELP!! __________________ 89 GT "THE TOY"

03-25-2008, 04:35 PM	#2
Lifted78Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Antonio Posts: 502 Trader Rating: (1)	check the coolent tubes....the hoses that go into the heater core. thats what is leaking on mine. __________________ 1989 LX Coupe 5.0 HP/335 TQ/362 list goes on forever....she slooowww!!

03-25-2008, 05:02 PM	#3
waldo What!! The 5.0 broke?? Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 113 Trader Rating: (0)	ok i am going to look now, oil is good, not milky, had a small puddle on top of the water pump, tightened pump and no more puddle, but it still wasnt enough to drip down to back of the engine. __________________ 89 GT "THE TOY"

03-25-2008, 05:12 PM	#4
waldo What!! The 5.0 broke?? Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 113 Trader Rating: (0)	just checked and no leak from there. __________________ 89 GT "THE TOY"

03-29-2008, 05:25 PM	#5
waldo What!! The 5.0 broke?? Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 113 Trader Rating: (0)	Gosh darn it! still leaking!!! __________________ 89 GT "THE TOY"

03-29-2008, 11:07 PM	#6
12second5.0 Check ya later! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Marion,Texas Posts: 8,605 Trader Rating: (0)	If it still has the stock heads there are freeze plugs on the back of them.Did you check them? __________________

03-30-2008, 02:55 PM	#7
waldo What!! The 5.0 broke?? Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 113 Trader Rating: (0)	I looked with a flash light and a mirror, felt with my hands used a few bad words, screamed, anyway, no, I didnt see them leaking or felt any thing wet __________________ 89 GT "THE TOY"

03-30-2008, 07:03 PM	#8
CraZy6 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Corpus Christi,TX Posts: 815 Trader Rating: (0)	Check the back of your lower intake ?

03-30-2008, 08:11 PM	#9
waldo What!! The 5.0 broke?? Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 113 Trader Rating: (0)	no, but i will after i get off work, thanks! __________________ 89 GT "THE TOY"

05-30-2008, 12:57 PM	#10
marunos Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oman Posts: 25 Trader Rating: (0)	Hey buddy! might be a late response, but if u still have the same problem.. that's might be leaking somewhere from the overflow tank (for example) and as oyu drive it all accumulated on the bell housing cover with wind move! as you park the can you will see the drops are coming from there! might be! Marwan

05-31-2008, 04:31 AM	#11
waldo What!! The 5.0 broke?? Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 113 Trader Rating: (0)	Thanks for the help, I think I found the leak, comming from the top of the water pump gasket, always a small puddle from the top of the pump. It builds from the top and finds its way down. Just waiting for some down time to change the gasket. Thanks or the help Gents!!! __________________ 89 GT "THE TOY"

05-31-2008, 03:37 PM	#13
littlebeeper Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 160 Trader Rating: (1)	i was thinking the back of the lower intake. i had a lower go bad when the back where the water line goes into got eaten up with age and the stopper fell out. had to find another lower

05-31-2008, 08:46 PM	#14
waldo What!! The 5.0 broke?? Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 113 Trader Rating: (0)	[quote=2k4mk1;479806]Wow I dint know the water pump was on the back of the engine where the bell housing is............... So silly lol! Good one! Made me smile on a crappy day!. Gosh darn thing took a while to find, just looking for the hard stuff and not the simple crap. Thanks alot for the help folks! __________________ 89 GT "THE TOY"

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