Solution to my leaking water pump weep hole?

Neighbor got a 2005 Dodge Caravan 3.8 and I was going over things for her.

Water pump weep hole started dripping on the cement. Dang!

3 of the 4 10mm headed bolts were corroded in the aluminum badly, and one of them twisted off clean trying to get it out.

Now that was a b...h of a water pump to change.

Fortunately there is a Hack that you use a clamp from the construction trade that clamps the bad bolt ears together. Put in 3 other bolts new with anti-seize, and you leave the clamp on there permanently.

It's a common problem with the 3.3 and 3.8 water pumps.

YouTube shows the fix....

So I think a Slant 6 pump would be easy to change compared to the Caravan pump.


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