Oil Leak from Water Pump solved

[GenericWood@domain.elided]

A couple months ago, I asked the group for input into a substantial oil leak 
from the front of my 2-liter immediately after a rebuild.  Many of you 
offered suggestions, including one person who said the water pump might be 
the source.  Well, like an idiot, I didn't give the water pump enought 
consideration.  It was brand new after all.  So, the other day, I stopped at 
Besic Motorsports and asked Mike what it sounded like to him.  He immediately 
suggested checking the water pump housing in the tachometer drive housing.  

It seems that many aftermarket water pumps have a steel pin press fit into 
the tach drive housing directly beneath the gear.  It apparently isn't 
uncommon for the pin to damage the aluminum on the way in and create a leak.  
So, I did as Mike suggested, drove the pin out, put high-temp RTV under it 
and reassembled.  Guess what, not a drop of oil coming out now, where before 
it was about 3 drops per second.  Now I just wish we would get a good rain 
and get all that salt of the roads here in Chicago!

What I learned from this adventure was that new parts aren't always good, and 
that I shouldn't too readily disregard the advice of those on the Alfa 
Digest!  

Erik Wood
'74 GTV
'56 Giulietta Spider
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