[Healeys] water pump

Alan Seigrist healey.nut at gmail.com
Fri Jul 23 02:17:01 MDT 2010


No, that hole is just a breather hole... Its oval in shape.

On 7/23/10, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:
> The hole is probably originally intended to be tapped and fitted with a
> grease nipple for servicing the bearings. However nowadays sealed
> greased for life bearings are used.
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
>
> BJ8 Healeys wrote:
>> Greg, my water pump has a similar hole.  It does look like the casting is
>> broken out and ragged.  I've seen others like that and I've often wondered
>> why it was made that way.  My pump has been pumping for years with that
>> hole
>> and nothing has ever come out of it.  No grease is necessary.
>>
>> Steve Byers
>> HBJ8L/36666
>> BJ8 Registry
>> Havelock, NC  USA
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