The sealed bearings on the direct drive shaft of the pump have, over considerable use, begun to leak. I want to catch the drips. I guess I should have said that - there's always more than one way to solve a problem.
The pump leak situation can be found hmmm - here:
http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/sho...nson+pump+leak - since then it's only gotten worse, however I haven't used either of the Johnson pumps since then - just looking to put closet clutter into use.