SX Viper coolant leak.

[Terrence R]

I just picked up a 2002 viper. Works great. 13 000 Kms on the clock. Plugs are burning a nice chocolate tan/brown. I just noticed that my coolant is slowly going down and some keeps pooling up under the motor in the belly pan after its warmed up. I've been looking a bit, but it's hard to pin point where it's coming from. Heads and cylinders look dry. Is the water pump housing rubber gasket a good place to start? Do these have a reputation for leaking in any particular spot? Thanx.

 

[mrviper700]

likely leaking from the waterpump weep hole on bottom of case. take a mirror on a stick and see if its leaking at the bottom, common problem.

 

[Labrador-Ronin]

That and check the Philips screw around the carbs, it's a bleed screw, I had a similar problem, it was loose

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[Terrence R]

Ok. Thanx. I'll check both of those possibilities once I get home from work. If it is coming from the weep hole; does that mean it is likely a worn impeller seal?

 

[mrviper700]

yes, will need the mechanical seal and the impellar sealing washer replaced.