Ryan, It looks like it is leaking from the weep hole. There is a hole in
the pump housing, between both shaft seals. One seal is for oil, the other is
for coolant. This is a common place for leakage. The coolant rusts out the
spring that holds the seal tight against the shaft. When you replace the seals
make sure that the lips are facing away from each other.
Doug MountjoysvPegasusLF38 just west of Ballard, WA.
------ Original message------From: Ryan Doyle via CnC-List Date: Wed, Apr 13,
2016 09:24To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com;Cc: Ryan Doyle;Subject:Stus-List Where is
my Oberdorfer pump leaking from?
Hey listers,
I have been getting a tiny bit of coolant in the bilge for a while now and I
finally found it's source. The Oberdorfer water pump on the back of my A4 is
leaking very slowly, but I can't see exactly where.
I don't think it's any of the hose connections - although I may replace the
hoses now that I've looked closely at them. I wonder if it's the gasket that
joins the pump to the motor, but I just can't see the leak source.
Any thoughts? I figured I'd ask here before I drain the motor of coolant and
remove this thing.
See photos at links below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8g8d5sXYVWGN2NPU0J1b2wyOVpzVV9JSnF4X2VlRmU2R2ZF/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8g8d5sXYVWGOUc4Q0o2Q044WGl4WEQxSkhfRFprblUxc2Rz/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8g8d5sXYVWGYm13Mnotd2p1X05xNjdiN2xGaFBmb3VNaXlZ/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8g8d5sXYVWGdC03SGJDTG93MnR5a1ltNnFqVlVOcXZicTFz/view?usp=sharing
Ryan
Nobody's Bargain
1976 C&C 30mki
New York
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