":Jerry:" wrote in message news:46c78536$0$97216$ snipped-for-privacy@authen.yellow.readfreenews.net...
I'm not the pratt Jerry, you've obviously no idea what a stag engine looks like and have probably never owned one or worked on one either. You, as usual, make yourself out to be a pratt by showing a *little* useful general working knowledge but then resorting to mud-slinging when you are contradicted or proven wrong, same as you do on all the other newsgroups you've been kill-filed on! I didn't say that "if water is seen in the valley the pump is leaking", I said that *may* be where it is coming from, and even told you about the tell-tale in the pump body as a place to check. I also stated that it's worth checking the inlet manifold gaskets for leaks as well, as they have been known to leak on the stag engine fairly often. One of the reasons they tend to leak is an incorrect torqueing procedure for the heads/inlet manifold. It wasn't me who said "it's coolant coloured", as that would have been stating the obvious. Sorry if my assumption was incorrect that most people who would be inclined to look in the first place actually knew that antifreeze is added to the water causing a colour change. In my opinion (speaking as a stag owner and engineer of some 25 years standing) it's painfully obvious that to find a leak you must use your eyes and look for it - I simply gave areas to investigate and also prompted thought by suggesting the use of a mirror and strong light to asist in the search. Even if there were no antifreeze (of any colour) in the system, which let's face it would be stupidity in the first instance, you can still look for the appearance of water using the suggested methods. If the system is hot and pressurised then you will, with a little perseverance, find the source of the leak(s). Oh, and before you try to win smarty-points by correcting me again, this obviously includes a thorough check on all the various hose connections in that area - of which there are many - in differing configurations for mk1 and mk2 cooling systems. Badger.