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It's a weep hole, (archive)
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Posted by Mike W. on March 25, 2002 at 01:04:06:

In Reply to: E12 528 Water Pump leak posted by bruce on March 25, 2002 at 00:25:50:

It's a weep hole, most all water pumps have them, in case a little water gets past the seal it has somewhere to go. If you really went to work with a drill you may have trashed the seal. Be careful, the big six will last a very long time, but is very intolerant of overheating from lack of water.
Mike

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