1913 buick water pump leak

[mark plante]

Hello all.....  I just bought a 1913 Buick model 25 that leaks on both sides of the water pump??   Any ideas on fixing?   or where I can bring it??   Thank you.

Mark Plante   321-506-6066

[Brian_Heil]

Sounds like you need to either tighten the water pump packing gland nuts or better yet re-pack the glands on either side.

 

Do a seach on this site for water pump packing.  Lots of discussions.

[mark plante]

will do my research ---thank you Brian.    Both nuts are tight ---I will be checking the packing.

[Larry Schramm]

If you can post some pictures of the water pump shaft you might look to see if the shaft if the shaft is corroded and rough and tearing up the seals or it is smooth.

[Akstraw]

I have a 1915 model 25, and I find that it is normal to have to tighten the packing nuts periodically, and to have to repack them every now and then. If the shaft is smooth and round, the packing will last a good long time. If the shaft is rusty and rough, it will tear up the packing pretty quickly.

Edited August 23, 2015 by Akstraw (see edit history)

[Roger Barrett]

Your water pump shaft is probably rusted and grooved where the packing contacts it. New packings will not last if that is the case. A new pump shaft is called for. I like to make them from stainless steel. A permanent repair.