Leaking Head Gasket on 262B?

[greenbelthomes]

I purchased a 2005 262B last month and have been chasing a small coolant leak from behind the water pump. I replaced the water pump hoping that would fix it. The leak keeps getting worse and it appears that the head gasket is leaking coolant externally. Has anyone had a similar experience?

 

[Tazza]

Can you see it actually leaking out? or is it just going down?
The only reason i ask, is it could be a head crack too. I had issues with a Kubota engine in my 743 i rebuilt. The head was 'checked' before i installed it, i found that it has a crack in number two and three when i pulled it down last week.
If its visible, you may get away with installing what they call over here a 'pill' it has special fibres that find leaks and plug them up. It will only work on minor leaks though.

 

[xcmark]

Can you see it actually leaking out? or is it just going down?
The only reason i ask, is it could be a head crack too. I had issues with a Kubota engine in my 743 i rebuilt. The head was 'checked' before i installed it, i found that it has a crack in number two and three when i pulled it down last week.
If its visible, you may get away with installing what they call over here a 'pill' it has special fibres that find leaks and plug them up. It will only work on minor leaks though.

try getting Bars leak pellets , take 3~4 of them and crush them into a powder and add them to the cooling system slowly with it running. Put the cap on and run it for a while . Its has fixed a few things for me doing this. Dont use the bars leak in the liquid form , I have has as good of results. To crush the pellets start with channel locks and then put it in a coffee mug and crush it with a spoon until its like fine sand.

 

[greenbelthomes]

Thanks for the posts. It was leaking heavily. I took it to the dealer, and they said it is a common problem, They replaced the head gasket, and found no other problems, I had the machine back in 33 hours, and it cost $760. I am very pleased with the Holt Cat dealer here in Austin, TX! They quoted me $1,200 to $1,500 and when I picked it up is was $760!