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Thodge · 07-15-2024, 08:53 PM

Nice job on the barn. As for a water pump leak, I would think it would leak all the time and leave some residual coolant on the pump housing and front of the engine. I know that’s what mine was doing before I replaced it. Where is the residual fluid that you’re finding? If it’s in the front crossmember I would suspect that it’s pushing coolant out the overflow for some reason. I had that issue as well because of a missing radiator baffle. You replaced the radiator so that should rule out restricted flow or a missing baffle in the radiator. Possibly a bad head gasket introducing pressure into the system.

07-15-2024, 08:53 PM	#2
Thodge Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2024 Location: Northwest CT Posts: 225	Re: Mystery Water Leak Nice job on the barn. As for a water pump leak, I would think it would leak all the time and leave some residual coolant on the pump housing and front of the engine. I know that’s what mine was doing before I replaced it. Where is the residual fluid that you’re finding? If it’s in the front crossmember I would suspect that it’s pushing coolant out the overflow for some reason. I had that issue as well because of a missing radiator baffle. You replaced the radiator so that should rule out restricted flow or a missing baffle in the radiator. Possibly a bad head gasket introducing pressure into the system.