4kq h2o pumps/gaskets

[james accordino]

--- Jpinkowish at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 7/19/01 2:10:50 AM EDT,
> ssgacc at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> > If they reused the o-ring or used silicone then
> that's
> >  probably what's leaking.  Disaster quotient=0. 
> If on
> >  the other hand it's a crappy pump and the bearing
> is
> >  failing causing it to leak through the front
> seal,
> >  then disaster may be imminent.
> 
> Hi Jim,
> My experience with the 4kq h2o pump leaking through
> the shaft bearing is that 
> the dripping starts slowly and increases over the
> course of many hundred 
> miles.  usually plently of warning.
> 
> My rebuilt pump came with a new gasket(I suspect 99%
> do), so probability of 
> reuse of the old gasket is prolly low.  Silicone is
> inert to rubber so it 
> shouldn't be a problem.  I believe that the
> instructions that came with my 
> rebuild said not to use any petroleum
> based(Vaseline, motor oil, etc.) 
> lubricants.  They suggested light application of the
> antifreeze.
> 
> Gasket rolling is a real possibility.  I know I
> checked my first install and 
> the gasket moved.
> 
Is this the I-5?  Usually when mechanics don't get the
whole o-ring deal they use silicone.  Lot's of it. 
And it leaks.  I was talking about bearing/bushing
failure causing the front seal to leak.  This becomes
catastrophic in a hurry.  A weeping front seal OTOH
can dribble for years.  If it's truly "leaking"
obviously something is wrong.