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My concern is about how the stainless steel seal body is pressed into the
pump body. Maybe they have it covered but, the County pumps that I have
disassembled showed signs of leakage between the seal body and the casting.
M
On Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 7:17 PM Bob Spidell, <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> Michael,
>
> Looks like a ceramic-type seal; what am I missing?
>
> Bob
>
> On 4/14/2020 9:57 AM, Michael Salter wrote:
>
> It will be interesting to see how they last. From what I can see they seem
> to have a steel bodied seal pressed into the cast iron housing without any
> seal.
> I have found that procedure to be the cause of leakage on previous repops.
> I do hope that they have addressed that issue.
>
> M
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 11:24 AM Bob Spidell, <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Looks like this pump might be this one, no?
>>
>>
>> https://www.ahspares.co.uk/blog/new-premium-austin-healey-water-pumps.aspx?gclid=cjwkcajwvtx0brafeiwagwjyzkhggat161awbd3owzmyt_lkbspqf9lv4agi4cngonk9swgnjnnotroc9fkqavd_bwe
>>
>> If so, it appears to have sealed bearings, with a spacer in between.
>> You'd probably want to fill that cavity with grease, but that's just a
>> guess. Note when I bought my BJ8 I believe it had a greasing port (not a
>> zerk, maybe a cup). I bought 'water pump grease,' which comes in a tub and
>> is much thicker and tackier than typical greases, and a special gun--looks
>> like a large metal syringe--to pump the grease into the pump. AHS's new
>> 6-cyl pump appears to have a sealed bearing AND a zerk fitting, which makes
>> me wonder if the zerk is only there to fill a casting hole?
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.ahspares.co.uk/blog/new-premium-austin-healey-water-pumps.aspx?gclid=cjwkcajwvtx0brafeiwagwjyzkhggat161awbd3owzmyt_lkbspqf9lv4agi4cngonk9swgnjnnotroc9fkqavd_bwe
>>
>> On 4/13/2020 3:08 PM, Michael MacLean wrote:
>>
>> Here is a picture of the uprated water pump I want to install to my 4
>> cylinder build. As you can see in the picture I have circled the zerk
>> fitting for lubrication. The other circle is around a flush hex plug at
>> the top of the pump. I can see both of these points are in different
>> planes. Does that mean there are two lubrication points? How often should
>> the pump be lubricated? Just a few questions before I yank the County
>> brand new water pump that was put on during the short block build. Not
>> really a fan of County brand anything.
>> Mike MacLean
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">My concern is about how the stainless steel seal body is =
pressed into the pump body. Maybe they have it covered but, the County pump=
s that I have disassembled showed signs of leakage between the seal body an=
d the casting.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">M</div></div><b=
r><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, =
Apr 14, 2020, 7:17 PM Bob Spidell, <<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.n=
et">bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail=
_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:=
1ex">
=20
=20
=20
<div>
Michael,<br>
<br>
Looks like a ceramic-type seal; what am I missing?<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
<br>
<div>On 4/14/2020 9:57 AM, Michael Salter
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
=20
<div dir=3D"auto">It will be interesting to see how they last. From
what I can see they seem to have a steel bodied seal pressed
into the cast iron housing without any seal.=C2=A0
<div dir=3D"auto">I have found that procedure to be the cause of
leakage on previous repops.</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">I do hope that they have addressed that issue.=C2=
=A0</div>
<div dir=3D"auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">M</div>
</div>
<br>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 11:24 A=
M
Bob Spidell, <<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"; target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border=
-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div> Looks like this pump might be this one, no?<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.ahspares.co.uk/blog/new-premium-austin-h=
ealey-water-pumps.aspx?gclid=3Dcjwkcajwvtx0brafeiwagwjyzkhggat161awbd3owzmy=
t_lkbspqf9lv4agi4cngonk9swgnjnnotroc9fkqavd_bwe" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferr=
er" target=3D"_blank">https://www.ahspares.co.uk/blog/new-premium-austin-he=
aley-water-pumps.aspx?gclid=3Dcjwkcajwvtx0brafeiwagwjyzkhggat161awbd3owzmyt=
_lkbspqf9lv4agi4cngonk9swgnjnnotroc9fkqavd_bwe</a><br>
<br>
If so, it appears to have sealed bearings, with a spacer in
between.=C2=A0 You'd probably want to fill that cavity with
grease, but that's just a guess.=C2=A0 Note when I bought m=
y BJ8
I believe it had a greasing port (not a zerk, maybe a cup).=C2=
=A0
I bought 'water pump grease,' which comes in a tub and =
is
much thicker and tackier than typical greases, and a special
gun--looks like a large metal syringe--to pump the grease
into the pump.=C2=A0=C2=A0 AHS's new 6-cyl pump appears to =
have a
sealed bearing AND a zerk fitting, which makes me wonder if
the zerk is only there to fill a casting hole?<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.ahspares.co.uk/blog/new-premium-austin-h=
ealey-water-pumps.aspx?gclid=3Dcjwkcajwvtx0brafeiwagwjyzkhggat161awbd3owzmy=
t_lkbspqf9lv4agi4cngonk9swgnjnnotroc9fkqavd_bwe" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferr=
er" target=3D"_blank">https://www.ahspares.co.uk/blog/new-premium-austin-he=
aley-water-pumps.aspx?gclid=3Dcjwkcajwvtx0brafeiwagwjyzkhggat161awbd3owzmyt=
_lkbspqf9lv4agi4cngonk9swgnjnnotroc9fkqavd_bwe</a><br>
<br>
<div>On 4/13/2020 3:08 PM, Michael MacLean wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite"> Here is a picture of the uprated
water pump I want to install to my 4 cylinder build.=C2=A0 As
you can see in the picture I have circled the zerk fitting
for lubrication.=C2=A0 The other circle is around a flush hex
plug at the top of the pump.=C2=A0 I can see both of these
points are in different planes.=C2=A0 Does that mean there ar=
e
two lubrication points?=C2=A0 How often should the pump be
lubricated?=C2=A0 Just a few questions before I yank the Coun=
ty
brand new water pump that was put on during the short
block build.=C2=A0 Not really a fan of County brand anything.
<div id=3D"m_-3947264339650595813m_-4935831481338208182yMail_=
cursorElementTracker_1586815590082">Mike
MacLean</div>
</blockquote>
<br>
</div>
<br>
</blockquote>
</div>
</blockquote>
<br>
</div>
</blockquote></div>
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