Water leak at/near pump bolt hole? 1956 322 Nailhead

At least it is a new pump, which hopefully will last longer than the previously available rebuilt pumps!

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Originally Posted by TODD

It's a drain hole and belongs there. Should the rotating seal leak just a tiny amount, maybe 2 drops/day, the coolant runs on out without getting into the bearing.

Yours has been leaking enough to be noticeable, even showing a rust trail. Probably will just get worse. It's time to replace the pump before water ruins the bearing.

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Thanks for good advice of waterpumpsproblem.My Nail 54 hade the same problems some years ago.But i get a reabuilt pump of A Norwegian not any name helped me and i asked about the hole under pump.Oilhole?now i have the right answer in this site.Tanks.My Lady works fine.500 mil, not miles driving this summer no problems at all.Now in Sweden is the Winter coming,and a time to do some things to get my Lady alert for next Summer.Stubbe in a cold Sweden.:car::shifter::waving: