[Healeys] Water Pump BN1

[Bert Van Brande]

Hi Steven,

The pump is most probably leaking from the pump-seal that has worn
out, not the gasket.  There is a slot on the underside of the casting where
water can get out if it goes past the seal.   Since the pump seems out of the
car it might be harder now to investigate this but there could be tell-tale
visible signs like moisture, scale or rust around this opening.

Pump can be
rebuild with modern pump seals, there is a tutorial online if you're inclined
to DIY.  It's in a giant pile of articles on the 100 on John Simm's website, I
can locate it if you're interested.  Alternatively of course you can replace
the pump.  Gasket is still available from AHspares and probably others.  
Bert
  


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 From: "ATIGHTPROD at aol.com"
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Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014
12:48 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Water Pump BN1
 

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  
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