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<blockquote data-quote="dutch" data-source="post: 501197" data-attributes="member: 11020"><p>So I was almost home yesterday when I got a LOW COOLANT warning light on.. :dontknow:</p><p>I was like wtf; just checked it a week ago and it was fine.</p><p>I checked this morning and the entire reservoir was empty.. so I filled it up and let her warm up to see if there was a leak somewhere.</p><p></p><p>There was a small drip comming from the waterpomp area, so I was kinda pissed. But I thought I could drive with it, as long as I checked it regularly untill I could have it fixed.</p><p></p><p>But when I asked someone to see if the started to leak more if I held it at 2500rpm, it didn't. But as soon as I let her idle again afterwards, the leak became more severe. Didn't drive it since though, just idle. But it's about a big drop every second, which amounts to quite a puddle when she's sitting for a few minutes.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, Haynes manual tells me it's probably the seal, and (I'm not sure) it's probably leaking from the weephole, which tells me my wp is on it's last legs.. </p><p></p><p>Is it stupid to drive the car 60 miles (highway) to the nearest specialist? </p><p>The only other option is to borrow someone elses car and drive to a parts shop (hoping I can find one which has a 5.0 waterpump on the shelf), and drive to mustang to the nearest garage and give them the waterpump.</p><p></p><p>any ideas?</p><p></p><p> :BangHead: :crybaby2:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dutch, post: 501197, member: 11020"] So I was almost home yesterday when I got a LOW COOLANT warning light on.. :dontknow: I was like wtf; just checked it a week ago and it was fine. I checked this morning and the entire reservoir was empty.. so I filled it up and let her warm up to see if there was a leak somewhere. There was a small drip comming from the waterpomp area, so I was kinda pissed. But I thought I could drive with it, as long as I checked it regularly untill I could have it fixed. But when I asked someone to see if the started to leak more if I held it at 2500rpm, it didn't. But as soon as I let her idle again afterwards, the leak became more severe. Didn't drive it since though, just idle. But it's about a big drop every second, which amounts to quite a puddle when she's sitting for a few minutes. Anyway, Haynes manual tells me it's probably the seal, and (I'm not sure) it's probably leaking from the weephole, which tells me my wp is on it's last legs.. Is it stupid to drive the car 60 miles (highway) to the nearest specialist? The only other option is to borrow someone elses car and drive to a parts shop (hoping I can find one which has a 5.0 waterpump on the shelf), and drive to mustang to the nearest garage and give them the waterpump. any ideas? :BangHead: :crybaby2: [/QUOTE]
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