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The temperature has stayed around 210 when hot. It’s a 1995 Chevrolet Silverado c1500 with a 5.7. I’ll go ahead and rent a pressure tester to see where it’s leaking thanks!Have you noticed the Temp gauge readings being a little high? So first, we need to know a couple of things like mileage, Year, Make, Model, and size of the engine. It's probably a 5.7L judging by the jpg image of it, and it seems to have been leaking for sometime, judging by the 1st jpg image. Coolant appears to be leaking on the back of the water pump backing plate, or fitting has spread coolant all over it. Clean off the fitting to see if that is the problem (it will need to be replaced anyway) before condemning the whole water pump (which will have a new fitting on it!). Then try and pressure test it by renting a coolant pressure tester at your local Autozone or O'Reiley's and check to see if it is not leaking from the water pump fitting and or weep hole located on the bottom of the casting. And if so, then you have found your problem (which means you are going to need to purchased a new one, preferably a Delco Remy). Good Luck!
I’ll most likely test it first since the engine hasn’t overheated what so ever and go from there, thanks!WOW! I've never seen crustiness like that on a water pump or connector before!
First thing I'd do is probably pressure wash it, to get a better look...but it may leak more. That fitting may break during removal. Is that a heater hose, or a bypass? I'm not so familiar with the small blocks.
There's a good chance you'll need a new water pump, and you may want to just go ahead and do it all. However, there is some reason to not do the pump, if it is still good. OEM pumps last a log time, and the aftermarket pumps tend to be short lived.
I wish I had seen this earlier my driveway is drenchedMy buddy who owns the local NAPA gave me a good tip when replacing the water pump. Jack the front of the truck up a few inches to stop the coolant from leaking out of the block passages. Then you can have a clean and dry surface to mount the new pump.