[C320-list] Water on floor by water pump

[Rod Boer]

All,
There is another aspect to this issue which I haven't heard any mention. I had the on again off again small leak from the water pump. The rubber seal between the shaft and the pump body has a very small coil spring in it. When I say small, I mean a really small like coil spring that is around 1/16" coil diameter and it wraps around the rubber bushing.  This keeps the rubber bushing up against the shaft.  I purchased a new coil spring and the problem was solved. I purchased it from a source outside of the US and paid a ridicules shipping amount but it fixed the problem. I have not had a leak since the end of 2017. Others have had this problem and fixed it the same way.
Rod Boer
Odyssey, #688

-----Original Message-----
From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Ted Harrison
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 6:23 PM
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Water on floor by water pump


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