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what next !!!!, got my van MOT'd, just finshed off some bodywork and all ready to go, or so I thought !.

When the engine ticks over there is a steady drip drip from the bottom of the water pump, when i rev the engine is piddles out like no tomorrow.

Does this sound like a simple gasket prob ( fix with instant gasket ?), or something more sinister ?

Pump replacement. Cheap enough.

as said replace it, and soon! That dripping is from the tell tail hole basically the seals have gone internally!

cool, some people seem to be selling a complete pump or what looks like just the cover and drive bit. Not sure what to get but guessing the whole unit is the way to go.Is it a straight forward enough job for the novice mechanic >?

I'm a complete novice and managed to replace my water pump successfully. The only hard parts were getting off ancient rusted fasteners - I ended taking my thermo housing (impossible to replace early design) to a local mechanic to dig out the sheared bolts. It also wound up quite expensive, as I took the opportunity to replace all the associated nuts, bolts, seals, gaskets, rings, clamps, hoses and the thermostat while I was there.

Read the advice on wiki, haynes etc. Get your head round it before you start and don't cut any corners.