[Healeys] Water Pump BN1

[I Erbs]

grab ahold of you fan. move it towards and away from engine. if it moves,
you most likely have a bad bearing. Slim chance the gasket is leaking.
Typically water comes out of the bottom weep hole after bearing/seal fails.
You should get a new gasket with replacement pump, if not gasket in a tube
works fine. Not sure if there is a shaft length difference with a BN1,
others can comment.
Best way to test a thermostat is a thermometer and a pan or water on the
stovetop. Note temp when stat opens, or if it fails to open....

Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
   _______                                  _______
     (______ \____1960 BT7____/ _______)
         (_________________________)


On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 12:48 PM, <ATIGHTPROD at aol.com> wrote:

> I just discovered a leak coming from what appears to be my water pump.
> Before I tore in to it, I thought I would check the Moss catalog and the
> list
> for advice. First off, I discovered the water pump gasket is no longer
> available  through Moss and was wondering if any of you folks have another
> source
> right off  hand. And second, although it appears to be a pretty straight
> forward job, is  there anything lurking in the darkness that's going to
> bite
> me when I start this  project?
>     I have no idea how good/bad of shape the water pump  is in and in that
> vein, will it be obvious to me if I need to replace it with a  new one? I'm
> thinking that this should be a couple of days work, if I need a new  one,
> one day if the old one is okay and I just have to replace the gasket. Am I
>  in
> the ball park?
>     And while I have everything apart, I was thinking  this would be a good
> time to also check my thermostat. Any way to tell if that's  okay or not
> just by visual inspection? My car has always run a bit hot and one  day I
> plan
> on either replacing or re-coring, but today is not that day,  today is just
> for reaching out and getting some advice.
>     Thanks in advance for any help the list can  pass along.
> Steven Kingsbury
> BN1 #598
> _______________________________________________
> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Suggested annual donation  $12.75
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
>
> Healeys at autox.team.net
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys
>
> Unsubscribe/Manage:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/eyera3000@gmail.com