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Anonymous Posted on Apr 12, 2014

Leak under distributer

Water is pouring out of something just under (behind) the distributer wont hold water doesn't appear to have water in the oil

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The most common cause is the heater hose coming off the head, below and behind the distributer. Usually the distributer is leaking oil, which gets on the hose and damages it. If you don't fix the oil leak, which could be the distributer "o" ring, (inexpensive) or the distributer shaft seal, (expensive) cut a piece of the old hose and use it to protect the new hose from the oil.

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