Posted under Tech Pages somewhere, but Andy K pointed out it might be best to post here....thanks Andy!

Hi all,

Great to be back (new username....cant sort my original?!)

Anyway...it's been a while.

I was the owner of a Landy/Rangie Specialist....but myself and biz partner went our separate ways, along with my "trusty" RRS 4.2 Supercharged and so I'm turning to you online Brainiacs for some help!!

What a journey we've had. I have owned it for 9 years, am the 2nd owner and have done 80k miles in it. It's been brilliant, but truth be told....I kept it too long. It's now worth peanuts....cant be replaced without spending HUGE sums and so, I've decided to keep it forever (or until it becomes uneconomical to fix....one day...?).

For the first time ever....today.....I noticed the rock steady coolant gauge, shoot up all of a sudden, after noticing (what I thought was somebody else's!) coolant on the floor....just a bit.....whilst at a shop. As I was near home....I continued on until the gauge was about 3/4 of the way. Then switched off. I noticed steam from under the bonnet. A quick look, revealed it was from the top of the engine. SHOCK AND BLOODY HORROR!! My poor, fave car!!

I got the dog out, my little girl too and went for a short walk, to allow it to cool down. When I got back, I switched on the ignition and noted the coolant temp in the bottom 1/4. Happy days Thumbs Up I started it up and drove it gently toward home. The gauge stayed solidly in the middle again....and it got me the few miles home. I was in the middle of nowhere and had no fluid to put in there. Andy K pointed out that the gauge is optimistic and only shoots up, once something is awry.

I reversed onto the drive and noticed a small trail of fluid on the floor. Again i let it cool, popped the bonnet and took the shroud and supercharger intake off and found some coolant on top of the pump (main, belt driven job).....but cant see anywhere obvious that it may have come from?

So, is it worth changing the pump and thermostat and hose from the top as a starting point?

Heres the photo's.....you can see the coolant pooled on top of the pump area (?)







Any ideas? Is it easy to remove the pump?

All help from you wonderful and knowledgeable folk is welcomed....I'm in W Berks if you want to come and fix it for cash!!