overheating problems

sararose said:

Also, there is a small leak from the water pump housing, I got a new replacement gasket, but I've been putting off changing it because I have to drop the engine to get to it. Could that be the reason it's getting so hot?

Thanks

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This does depend on if it's the actual gasket for the pump housing or what we call the mechanical seal. Neither one requires that the engine be dropped to replace.



If it's the gasket around the pump itself I'd imagine that would prevent the cooling system from building up presure and could cause it to run hot.

Michael said:

It seems to be coming from so far under there that I cant really see the exact spot!

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Almost guaranteed to be the weep hole then, I had to use a mirror to get a good look at mine too. I got to thinking - rubber seal, a little rubber rejuvinator might not hurt.



Sure enough, a shot of LPS into the hole once then again a few days later eventually stopped the leak, but only for a while, sometime later it went back to being an intermittent leak but on hot rides. It was back to leaking on a fairly regular basis when I parked it last year, wouldn't leak at all the whole time CXOkie has ridden it around this year but he replaced the seal for me regardless.



If your leak isn't too bad it wouldn't hurt to try the LPS trick. It has to be LPS or something else that has the capability of softening/revitalizing rubber, WD-40 won't work.