[EscortSportage]

when i was putting on my shorty headers and ac eliminator kit..so i put on a new water pump and gasket...and it still leaks, i took it off and hit all the gaskets with indian gasket and it still is leaking...cant figure this out...

 

[Caddpro]

If I am remembering correctly you may have a leak around one of the bolts that enter the water passage. Did you put any type of sealer on the bolt threads?

 

[88-gt-t-top]

that and make sure your using the right gasket, I know like you wouldn't have checked already... I'm just saying maybe it looks like the right one but isn't, lord knows that's happened to me

 

[superbean]

timing cover or anything cracked? Where is it leaking from?

 

[ddarkslayer]

I had a personal experience. there are several types of gaskets for the waterpump every waterpump has a different design if you buy the gasket set you will notice different shapes and one of those shapes are the right gasket. thats just my 2 cents

 

[CammedMysticCobra]

I would buy a new one if you can

 

[EscortSportage]

so i pulled the pump off for the 3rd time, junked the paper gasket and put a thicker rubber gasket on, plus i bought indian gasket (glue/sealer stuff) and i think i fixed it...

 

[v8muscle]

mine is leaking like crazy but its the gasket behind the pump

 

[gotn20]

don't they weep coolant when they go bad? that could be your problem.

 

[EscortSportage]

what i dont get is it started leaking out of the blue, when i pulled the stock headers off, so weird

 

[88-gt-t-top]

It's not uncommon for other parts to fail when installing new parts

 

[93hatch]

its your cars way of telling you that you wasted money on an ac delete kit

 

[88-gt-t-top]

its your cars way of telling you that you wasted money on an ac delete kit

.....haha :sorry

 

[flyin ryan]

its your cars way of telling you that you wasted money on an ac delete kit

LOL

 

[CammedMysticCobra]

The best would be to get Meisure electric water pump I know the spelling is wrong but you know what Iam talking about

 

[92twotone]

the bolt passages through the timing cover tend to go right after the wp...make sure thats not whats leaking...additionally if it was only your water pump...the reason for the sudden leak is most likely a result of sitting for such a long time as you were deployed...i have gone through 3 waterpumps...i drive my car alll summer long, then winter comes and she sits around for about 6 mo...in this time the peep seals dry rot and start to leak once the car starts getting driven regularly again...could just be a coincidence that when u replaced the headers the wp started leaking.

hopefully u fixed it though, pullin the timing cover with the motor in the car is kinda a bitch just bc u have to splice in a new part of the oil pan gasket! good luck.

 

[EscortSportage]

i think i took care of it i drove it for an hour with no problems so far, but the biggest thing that was gay was the prev owner had all different kind of bolts and studs, ehh he like ghetto rigged a bunch of stuff on this motor he put in,

 

[EscortSportage]

its your cars way of telling you that you wasted money on an ac delete kit

ummm. its deff not a waste of money, i just dropped close to 30lbs out of the front, and freed up some HP, now i need an electric fan and im goin to dyno her, all the lil things add up, (little by little) she is coming together and i cant wait to feel her with all my other stuff being installed!

 

[superbean]

ummm. its deff not a waste of money, i just dropped close to 30lbs out of the front, and freed up some HP, now i need an electric fan and im goin to dyno her, all the lil things add up, (little by little) she is coming together and i cant wait to feel her with all my other stuff being installed!

Id rather 2 less hp and 30 lbs to have a/c.

 

[dennislv]

that and make sure your using the right gasket, I know like you wouldn't have checked already... I'm just saying maybe it looks like the right one but isn't, lord knows that's happened to me

The Felpro kits I use come with 4 different water pump to timing cover gaskets...