> When this waterpump is bolted up to it's housing (not shown in photograph) the
> gasket (shown) DOES NOT have a hole for the grease to be distributed to the
> waterpump internals. If this is so then why does the cast iron pump (as
> shown) have a grease fitting (as shown) which has a hole(out of sight but on
> the inside next to the impellar fins) for the grease to come thru but then
> stop at the gasket (shown).
The grease fitting is only for "show", it's not actually functional. The modern
bearings are "permanently lubricated". Original pump housings were drilled
differently, the grease didn't go through the gasket.
Randall Y
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