Water in the V of the engine

[eric990j]

Hi all

I was wondering if anyone can help me with a problem Ive had for a little while with coolant water in the v of the engine block. Its only a little and I have checked all the hoses and tightened up the clips and all seems well, I just cant see where its comming from even with the air cleaner off. It seems to happen after a run out rather than with the engine running on the driveway???

I have been told it could be a weeping from the water pump, any advice out there? If the water pump, can I use one of the refurb kits or is a new one required?

best regards

Eric

[GDPR]

More likely to be inlet manifold gaskets leaking - as they are such a pain, most of us try a bottle of K Seal first and 50% of the time its virtually a permanent fix.

Give it a try before condemning the pump..

Russ

[mike@thenook]

Hi Eric,

If you search "water in v" in the top right box you will get a lot of similar questions with answers;

Hope it's a minor one but they are all fixable

Cheers

[staginhiding]

I'm not a big K seal fan.I know it has a job to do,however it leaves its residue everywhere.(which I guess is the idea of it)

When you end up doing the job properly(which you will) getting it out of the cooling system completely is difficult..

If you have checked all the hoses and nipped the manifold bolts,then its gaskets or pump sadly..
Try drying it all out and pressure the system and see if you can see where it comes from then..torch and mirror useful

Sam

[38rover]

Look at the core plugs I had one LH side just under the carb float chamber rusted through I have plugged it with plumbers epoxy putty for now good temp fix