[C320-list] Water on floor by water pump

[Ted Harrison]

At low RPM no water was being pumped so I tightened the belt. How do you know if the belt is to tight?

Ted Harrison

> On Jun 13, 2019, at 6:15 PM, Troy Dunn <troutwarrior at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Doug
> 
> +1 on the water pump is weeping at the shaft.   Get a cheap automotive
> mirror and a flashlight and look for a leak at the shaft seal behind the
> pulley.  I discovered this leak last year after repairing the fuel lift
> pump gasket.   My leak was interestingly enough not detectable when the
> engine was running.   My theory is that the spinning shaft heated up just
> enough to 'reseal' the shaft...or maybe the little bit of water just gets
> flung and evaporated by the heat of the engine.
> 
>  Since reading up on this issue I've been a lot more careful about how
> tight I make that belt because overtightening the belt can lead to early
> shaft seal failure.   You can rebuild that seal, but for your time...it
> probably won’t be worth it.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Troy