Help with a leak on son’s truck

[Cooter]

Went to put a new hood latch and release cable on Joe’s ‘83 Chevy and noticed a leak under it. It appears to be coolant. Crawled underneath and I can’t tell exactly where it’s coming from. It appears to be running down the gasket of the timing cover. My question is, is this most likely a water pump issue or something mor serious?

Here are some pics I took from under the truck.








Any info/suggestions would be appreciated.

[flywise]

I’d probably guess water pump

[Twist]

^^^Same

[Blessed to hunt]

Hard to tell from the pictures but most likely the weep hole in the water pump

[Kingfisher789]

The good thing is that’s about the easiest water pump job on the planet.

[Txhunter3000]

I had an '82 many moons ago and I vote water pump. Four bolts and you're done if I remember correctly

[bwssr]

Go get a pressure tester from AutoZone....

[Louis]

Comin from the weep hole on the water pump. Tell tail sign water pump goin out

[Cooter]

Thanks all! Never fails it happens before I’m headed out of town. Hopefully we can get it replaced next weekend when I’m back in town.

[RR 314]

Any birds chirping under the hood? :-). 99.77% sure it is the pump as well.

[Low Fence]

They all nailed it… or I’m wrong with the masses. Lol. Water pump

And it falls into one of the simplest repairs category! 12v Cummins water pump only one I’ve done easier… like a 20 minute job. Lol

[Sackett]

With a name like Cooter, you shouldn’t have to ask that question!

[Cooter]

With a name like Cooter, you shouldn’t have to ask that question!

I’m better at fixin’ than I am at diagnosin’