Losing 6oz coolant

It could leak again for a variety of reasons. The seal could have been slightly damaged during installation. Or the water pump shaft could have a groove worn in it from where the seal rides.

jz

ps- yes it has happened to me before

Hey Pollo,

You could always try going to Evans coolant. It basically runs at zero pressure, and you may find that this cures your weepy weep hole.

If you decide to do that send me a pm and I can dial you in on how to install it, not a big deal but more than I feel like writing about right now.

5 little words.
Orangeberg water pump seal kit.

I bought some kit's from Dan at Motoexotica awhile back.

pollo said:

So there is an orangeberg waterpump seal kit?
Funny, because I already got yelled at by Orangeberg on June 11 when he
said his kit has no affect on the waterpump leakage.
He said that his kit only stops the oil leaking from the weephole and
that I would need the STOCK waterump seal for the waterpump leak.
Are there 2 different kits?

Look for yourself . "Orangeberg weephole Kit"

Pollo

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I can only say that after installing the kit (on 3 separate bikes) there have been no leaks since. I have to admit that I dont recall if I had to replace the pump seal and o-ring with them separately. It's been a year or two.
My only advise on the pump seal installation is to verify that there is no grove worn on the sealing surface of the shaft.
Also I use a bolt, nut and 2 flat washers to install the seal with. The washer on the seal side I ground down to match the exact OD of the seal. Use this setup to pull the seal into place rather trying to hammer it in. Make sure to get 2 or 3 extra seals. If it does not go in perfect, start over with a fresh one. I also use a very little amount of 1211 on the out side of the seal to help seal it. The Orangeberg kit comes with a handy little condom to fit over the o-ring seal to help prevent knicking or tearing it upon installation. i think it was just a piece of shrink wrap tubing, but it worked well.