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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - slight water leak

Hi, in addition to my 'whats happened?' thread;
When I first got the recent carb problem, the radiator lost a couple of hundred ml of fluid. I can now see a steady drip when tjhe engine is running and seems to be coming from the bottom of the timing cover. Can't see anything above that. Any ideas please?
aj robinson

most likely coming from the water pump and running down the timing cover
graeme jackson

Yep second that
Bob Beaumont

Thanks. It's probably due to a bad view. remove the rad and water pump?
aj robinson

No... nip up the water pump bolts first of all...
Mark O

That's what I do but then a Frog has easy access to the rad bolts. Its a fairly straightforward swap over. Try and avoid getting a replacement pump with pressed steel vanes, the ones with cast vanes are more efficient. I would also renew the by pass hose at the same time.
Bob Beaumont

I'd also check the little bypass hose from the head to the water pump. These have a habit of going just when you don't want them to.
graeme jackson

I would go even more basic 1st

Id try tightening the hose clamps before doing anything else

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This thread was discussed on 13/05/2015

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