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I have a slight amount of antifreeze showing just behind the harmonic balancer? I just replaced the water pump,thermostat and gaskets,not coming from either of those.Puzzled.Any help would be appreciated.Thanx

check for soft plug leak on front of motor.
Al

You might want to also post your question in the 1929-32 forum since the link below concerns a similar topic.

https://vccachat.org/ubbthreads.php/topics/261998/Re_antifreeze_and_thermostats#Post261998

Good luck!

Could you help me with the soft plug,where I might find it,not familiar with that.Thanx

I checked that link but saw nothing about a leak in the front of the motor,just thermostat options,etc.Thanx

I didn't find the year of the engine. If it is a '29-'34 there are no core plugs on the front of the block or head. Only water pump and outlet that are connected to the coolant passages. There is a core plug mid engine on drivers side and one on the back of the block. So if you have a leak it may be coming from a crack. Also could be a hose connection.
I am not familiar enough with the Standard engines.

I had a similar recent problem in my 34, it took a while to find it. It turned out to be coming front the pump grease fitting. It looked like it was full of grease but further inspection revealed the grease was sitting accross the opening just under the screw adjuster and poking around I found that it had very little grease in it and the water had made a small hole in the grease which enabled it to leak past the threads. I repacked it and it stopped.
Chris

This would be a 1932,hoses and radiator currently not connected just put in new water pump with sealed bearings,no leak there.Thanx for your help men!