I heard before about connecting a rubber tube to the water pump somehow, so when it goes/leaks it won't ruin the opti. I want to get this done at a service station next time I have it in if they can do this type of work. Give me the details please, so they don't look at me like I'm crazy. lol
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i believe they just take a rubber 90degree piece of tubing and push it in the weephole then connect a rubber hose to it so that it will drain off to the side.1997 Camaro Z28 Pacesetter Long tubes, ORY-Pipe, Accel 30# Injectors, MSD Cap & Rotor, MSD Super Conductor Wires, NGK Irdium TR55IV Plugs, and Borla Catback. Madtuner Tune, SLP High/Low fan switch, NGK o2 sensors
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This is for the Lt-1 and probably the Lt-4 engines. When you replace the water pump, drill out the weep hole in the bottom of the water pump with a 3/16" drill. Glue in a 3/16" plastic vacum 90 deg. elbow. Install the pump. Then run a couple of feet of 3/16" vacum hose from the elbow over to the steering rack, and wire tie it to the rack. When the pump fails, the coolant will drip in a noticeable place, and not on the opti spark.
There ja go!The Old Guy! '94 z-28, m-6, t-tops, go-fast red, 316k. Now with '96 engine w/ Lt-4 hot cam, roller rockers, heavy duty timing chain, and Spec stage 2 clutch.
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or you could tap it for a brass elbow and run a rubber line off of that.
Eric W.
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I used a small hose from the windscreen washer jets of an old car, and the small plastic elbow fitted perfectly in the weep hole, then routed the hose to the battery area . the hose is clear so I can see if there is anything in it93 t/a A4 3.23s
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"or you could tap it for a brass elbow and run a rubber line off of that."
I doubt whether there is enough room between the bottom of the pump and the opti-spark.
The last one I've done has lasted two years and 50,000 miles with just being pressed and glued in.The Old Guy! '94 z-28, m-6, t-tops, go-fast red, 316k. Now with '96 engine w/ Lt-4 hot cam, roller rockers, heavy duty timing chain, and Spec stage 2 clutch.Comment
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I used a brass elbow, drilled and tapped out the hole myself but I had a mechanic install it not me so I dont know how tight of a fit it was. I did it over a year ago and no problems yet.94 Formula Firebird, 355, heads port and polished, cc503 cam, 30# injectors, PCMforless Tune, B&M 2400 stall, K&N CAI, BBK Sorty Headers, Magnaflow Highflow Cat, Borla Catback exhaust with electronic cutout.Comment
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