Finished buttoning up everything this morning and began to refill the radiator. After every 2 gallons I would look inside the driver's side engine bay door to see if anything was leaking. At about the 10 gallon mark I began to see a lot of leaking.....uuggghhh!! Couldn't tell where it was coming from, so I drained all 10 gallons back out and began unbuttoning everything so I could get an idea where the leak was coming from. After a couple of hours I determined that the leak was coming from the top hose above the water pump. On the side away from view the hose had not quite seated when I re-installed the new pump. I didn't want to remove the whole pump to get at that hose so I spent a couple of hours "massaging" the 4 inch connector hose down far enough to seat it with the hose clamp. I re-buttoned everything up and used my 8mm fitting with a ratchet to tighten down all the hose clamps TIGHT! Put the 10 gallons back in and saw a small trickle coming from the top hose, so I continued to tighten both clamps until it stopped. I have topped off the radiator and still NO leaking! I will recheck coolant level in the morning to see if it has settled anymore, and add as necessary. Then I will start up the 6V92 and see what happens. Long day of putting my body in awkward positions....going to grill some steaks and drink some Margaritas......
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