FL Water Pump weep hole?
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Factory weep hole. If you start to see coolant drips, it's a heads up that it's time to change out the pump.
BruceK
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Agree with LarryM, weephole. Owners weep over that pump too.
psneeld
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I thought it was the old style raw water pump on Lehmans that was the issue....maybe?
Hadn't heard the circ pump as an issue but I may just be in the dark on it...
jleonard
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There is no particular "issue" with the circulating pump. They usually last a very long time.
I replaced mine 2 seasons ago only because I had all the coolant drained as I was R and R ing the exhaust manifold. I had about 4000 hrs on the engine at the time and I'm sure the pump was original.
We replaced ours on the SP135 at 6638 hours and it was original.
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Usually all that needs to be replaced is the lip seal, not the entire pump.
Dixie Life
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Just to keep on track, my pump is fine, I was just questioning the hole at the bottom. I pull the pump to track down a high temp reading on my guages. The guys at Am. Diesel (GREAT PEOPLE) said I probably need to bleed the air from my exh. manifold.
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