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Re: [Healeys] Water Pump Lubrication

To: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Water Pump Lubrication
From: Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:57:57 -0400
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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">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 ho=
using 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 di=
r=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 11:24 AM Bob Spidell, =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";>bspidell@comcast.net</a>&gt; wr=
ote:<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>
    Looks like this pump might be this one, no?<br>
    <br>
<a href=3D"https://www.ahspares.co.uk/blog/new-premium-austin-healey-water-=
pumps.aspx?gclid=3Dcjwkcajwvtx0brafeiwagwjyzkhggat161awbd3owzmyt_lkbspqf9lv=
4agi4cngonk9swgnjnnotroc9fkqavd_bwe" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">h=
ttps://www.ahspares.co.uk/blog/new-premium-austin-healey-water-pumps.aspx?g=
clid=3Dcjwkcajwvtx0brafeiwagwjyzkhggat161awbd3owzmyt_lkbspqf9lv4agi4cngonk9=
swgnjnnotroc9fkqavd_bwe</a><br>
    <br>
    If so, it appears to have sealed bearings, with a spacer in
    between.=C2=A0 You&#39;d probably want to fill that cavity with grease,=
 but
    that&#39;s just a guess.=C2=A0 Note when I bought my BJ8 I believe it h=
ad a
    greasing port (not a zerk, maybe a cup).=C2=A0 I bought &#39;water pump
    grease,&#39; 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&#39;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-healey-water-=
pumps.aspx?gclid=3Dcjwkcajwvtx0brafeiwagwjyzkhggat161awbd3owzmyt_lkbspqf9lv=
4agi4cngonk9swgnjnnotroc9fkqavd_bwe" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">h=
ttps://www.ahspares.co.uk/blog/new-premium-austin-healey-water-pumps.aspx?g=
clid=3Dcjwkcajwvtx0brafeiwagwjyzkhggat161awbd3owzmyt_lkbspqf9lv4agi4cngonk9=
swgnjnnotroc9fkqavd_bwe</a><br>
    <br>
    <div>On 4/13/2020 3:08 PM, Michael MacLean
      wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite">
     =20
      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 circl=
ed
      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 are two
      lubrication points?=C2=A0 How often should the pump be lubricated?=C2=
=A0
      Just a few questions before I yank the County 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_-4935831481338208182yMail_cursorElementTracker_158681559=
0082">Mike MacLean</div>
      <pre>
</pre>
    </blockquote>
    <br>
  </div>

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