So after all these cosmetic updates, I went out to an AX event nearby to watch everyone run, and meet some of the local PCA crowd. The day was 95 degrees, and I ended up driving around for about 3 hours enjoying the car. When I got home I thought I smelled coolant, and sure enough, the next morning found a leak.
So, I drained the coolant, and removed the water pump and thermostat. The pump had broken impeller blades. I did a complete flush with distilled water, where the blades ended up coming out as sediment and debris. I then installed the new pump and low temperature thermostat from Pelican. And then refilled with the Porsche pink unicorn tear coolant. All in all, everything came out great.
My original drip:
Pump with broken impeller blades:
The remains of the blades (there were other buckets too):
Threaded Mode
