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Originally Posted by tejohnson
Really easy to check this. Take a paper towel and rub it only on the bottom-inside of the water pump pulley. If coolant it is on the inside of the pulley, that is certainly it. Easy fix. When you install the new pump, just be sure to not over-tighten the bolts, otherwise the bolt heads will snap off.
As for the comment on the coolant coming from the overflow on a blown head gasket: It has been my experience that coolant will disappear from the overflow tank. You will also see a rise in your oil. You will also have a slight milkshake on the bottom side of the oil cap. Finally, you will likely have low compression in a cylinder, or coolant leaking out of your exhaust downpipe. I don't believe I have ever seen it come out of the overflow, but I suppose anything is possible.
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yes and it can go right out of the overflow tank when the coolant is pressurizing the cylinders. the coolant will go right by the water pump and find the closest way out overflow tank or exhaust.