Is the water pump toast?

[Cemack]

Just putting my truck back together after a couple years. Started filling with coolant and started getting a leak through a small hole on the bottom of the water pump. Just want to know if the pump has to be replaced. I'll attach a picture. I was thinking maybe something is dried out and will stop leaking afterwards.

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[eskimomann209]

That’s the weep hole. When it leaks there it’s time for a new one. It’s an indicator. Sometimes even new ones leak from there a bit. But they tend to seal up. If yours was sitting I’d swap it.
Is it a newer one? it looks clean. Might be worth it to wait a bit. But I had some replacements that would leak every 8 months.
So it was my annual PM

 

[Cemack]

Not new. I just threw some paint on it. It is probably well over 20 years old. I can't remember changing it since I got the truck in 1998

 

[Cemack]

Just went to change the transmission fluid in the sm465. 3 or 4 drops came out. There were many things I neglected on this truck when I drove it for a few years in my 20's. It's been sitting on my parents farm for the last 20 years and my dad used it to pull things around a couple times a year

 

[eskimomann209]

Just went to change the transmission fluid in the sm465. 3 or 4 drops came out. There were many things I neglected on this truck when I drove it for a few years in my 20's. It's been sitting on my parents farm for the last 20 years and my dad used it to pull things around a couple times a year

1/2 the job was done before you started!

 

[AuroraGirl]

Just went to change the transmission fluid in the sm465. 3 or 4 drops came out. There were many things I neglected on this truck when I drove it for a few years in my 20's. It's been sitting on my parents farm for the last 20 years and my dad used it to pull things around a couple times a year

My gear oil came out in 3 different sections.
1) a very watery, yet still a oil fluid. Kinda like baby oil. flammable. about 1/4 of the fluid
2) very black gear oil that smelled rancid
3) chunks of metal shavings that were clung to.. im not sure. i never took photos but i couldnt name it. best thing i can comapre is bacon bits.

It sure made 1st(1st not Low) and Reverse quieter.

 

[highdesertrange]

it also appears the hose clamp on the lower hose is not in the correct location. hose itself looks rough too. highdesertranger

 

[Snoots]

Try one of these. I love mine. Even with a 4-core radiator it dropped the temp.

https://www.flowkoolerwaterpumps.com/

 

[80BrownK10]

If it's leaking it's bad. As cheap as they are replace it now to save trouble later

 

[80BrownK10]

it also appears the hose clamp on the lower hose is not in the correct location. hose itself looks rough too. highdesertranger

I think he just pushed the hose on. I'm thinking he just hasn't placed the clamp in the correct location

 

[nabeshin]

Try one of these. I love mine. Even with a 4-core radiator it dropped the temp.

https://www.flowkoolerwaterpumps.com/

Where were these when I needed to replace mine? I don't like replacing a part that isn't broken, but I'm tempted to get one of these.