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07-17-2009, 07:23 AM #1
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Sebring Silver- 2000 CamaroSS
Sometimes you get lucky!
Checking things out carefully before I go to the parts store.
I know I have a coolant drip from somewhere, presumed it was the waterpump seeping out of the weephole.
Jacked it up to check from underneath & saw a drip on one of the outlet housing mounting ears.
Nowhere else was there any evidence of a leak, so I took a chance & replaced the outlet housing o-ring.
O-ring was 0.99 cents, coolant cost 11.50
Total time spent 2 hours.
Total cost of repair $13.30
No more leak.....Life is good!
Thanks go to Joshiedoom & sunsetorangess for your waterpump recommendations.
Guess it goes to show that you gotta be thorough in a diagnoses before spending money uneccessarily. Sometimes it's the small things.
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07-17-2009, 03:19 PM #2
Im glad ya got it fixed bud.
J2001 SS, Its not the car its the Driver that matters....
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07-18-2009, 01:11 AM #3
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79 T/A -91 Firebird- 1998 Trans Am -Oynx Black
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07-18-2009, 02:03 PM #4
Yeah- gotta love the easy/cheap fixes. I had a 87 Iroc and once a month the coolant would get a little low but I couldn't find a leak. No water on the ground and nothing when I looked under the hood.
I checked it one day at a gas station and finally saw the tiniest pin hole in the underside of the hose. A pully had rubbed the hose and caused it. That was a $12 fix.
Anyways- glad you got it fixed.
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07-18-2009, 02:35 PM #5
Good to hear about a cheap fix. My luck would never allow that to happen to me.
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