Leaking Water Pump

Hi Folks -

I changed the tranny fluid and filter in my '93 Cougar today. It has the
3.8L six and about 115k on it. I noticed while prowling under it that there
seems to be slight leakage coming from the weep hole in the water pump. It
was basically dry even tho it was fully warmed up and pressurized but I
smelled it and saw a trail and a bit of green in a few places. I know it's
time for a new pump and probably fan clutch, thermostat, and hoses.

I really want to wait a few weeks to do this job so I can do it myself. The
problem is that I have some road trips planned in between. One is a 5-hour
each way trip and the other is about 3-hours each way. Any ideas if I can
safely put this job off if I watch coolant levels and temperature closely?
There appears to be no play in the pump shaft.

Maybe I should dump in some Bar's? A can of pump lube? Holy water?

Thanks for your input, folks!

PoD

Well good luck.

I've changeed two water pumps in the last six months.

the first, Aerostar, 3.0, never put a spot on the ground but came totally
apart on I 70 in the middle of a 50 mile trip.

The second, my TB 3.8, previously left no spots but I came out one
morning to find about 2 quarts on the ground.

I was scheduled in Cols in the afternoon so a quick trip and fairly
uneventful change and I left the house only a few minutes later than I
had planned to... and found a big jam on 70 as I started to get on..

If I had left on time, with that pump leaking at all, I would have been
in the middle of it with no way to get off.....


"Paul of Dayon" wrote:

> Hi Folks -
>
> I changed the tranny fluid and filter in my '93 Cougar today. It has
> the 3.8L six and about 115k on it. I noticed while prowling under it
> that there seems to be slight leakage coming from the weep hole in the
> water pump. It was basically dry even tho it was fully warmed up and
> pressurized but I smelled it and saw a trail and a bit of green in a
> few places. I know it's time for a new pump and probably fan clutch,
> thermostat, and hoses.
>
> I really want to wait a few weeks to do this job so I can do it
> myself. The problem is that I have some road trips planned in
> between. One is a 5-hour each way trip and the other is about 3-hours
> each way. Any ideas if I can safely put this job off if I watch
> coolant levels and temperature closely? There appears to be no play in
> the pump shaft.
>
> Maybe I should dump in some Bar's? A can of pump lube? Holy water?
>
> Thanks for your input, folks!
>
> PoD
>
>



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