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To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
From: Bill Dube <bdube@al.noaa.gov>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Mystery of the leaking coolant
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>
>With the overflow plugged it was probably building up some pretty good
>pressure, which I'm sure led to the failure of the pump seal.  It is such an
>odd thing to have happened, but I'm glad that my days of chasing the drips
>of coolant are over.  I think that the hoses must be there to stay, since
>they didn't blow off.

         In "The Book" Tracy strongly suggests installing a coolant system 
pressure gauge. It sounds like it might be a good suggestion, in light of 
the trouble you had.