[Healeys] moss water pump

[i erbs]

thanks
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
      _______                                  _______
     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
         (_________________________)
          BT7 engine and disk brakes


1967 MGB  [image: MG]

A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words


On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 2:59 PM Fred Wescoe <fredwescoe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi gang,
>
> This is not a shot over Michael's bow in any sense.
>
> I just want to let everyone know that the original water pump contains or
> will except Massey Ferguson Water pump internals.
>
> In an emergency, I had the water pump on my 63 BJ7 rebuilt by a John Deere
> dealer.  The dealer repair man said "no problem, it's a Massey Ferguson
> pump".  It took him less than an hour.  The pump worked flawlessly for many
> years.  Try rebuilding your original pump instead of supporting County.
> They may also be able to rebuild a County pump properly.  Never hurts to
> ask.
>
> If Michael can't rebuild it for you, check with your local tractor repair
> place.
>
> Fred
> 66BJ8
>
> On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 1:19 PM <simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com> wrote:
>
>> I think they’re Indian which is not really a tick in the box!
>>
>> For interest:-
>>
>> When I got my kit from Michael I hadn’t told him which pump I had, so the
>> more usual kit arrived. My error.
>>
>> I decided to keep that and bought the correct one which I fitted.
>>
>> I now had the other kit, but no dead pump. A friend gave me several and I
>> rebuilt one. So that’s a spare pump now.
>>
>> Being curious, I looked around on eBay and found that people were selling
>> NOS pumps from Westminsters for MUCH less than the NOS Healey ones ever go
>> for. Change the pulley and hey presto!
>>
>> (Being sure to check you’re buying the right pump body!)
>>
>> Simon
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Richard Collins <gonnagitcha90 at hotmail.com>
>> *Sent:* 07 October 2019 16:27
>> *To:* simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com
>> *Cc:* John Spaur <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net>; Ahealey help <
>> healeys at autox.team.net>; i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] moss water pump
>>
>>
>>
>> Yep;
>>
>> It was a County, from China...likely the only source.
>>
>> I had plans to rebuild mine but it broke apart in the process even being
>> careful, sort of.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard C
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 7, 2019, at 10:14, simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com <
>> simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> I had a leaky pump and bought a kit from Michael. Worked well. You really
>> need a BIG VICE or a press….
>>
>> I’ve never heard anything better than “it’s lasted so far” with reference
>> to County pumps. When I was looking at my options and asking around, I
>> found most of UK suppliers to be strangely reticent as to the manufacturer
>> of their pumps. None of them failed a straight “Is it a County pump? Yes or
>> no!”, but there was an amusing reluctance…
>>
>> Simon
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Richard
>> Collins
>> *Sent:* 07 October 2019 14:45
>> *To:* John Spaur <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net>
>> *Cc:* Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net>; i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] moss water pump
>>
>>
>>
>> Couple of years ago I bought one out of the UK to avoid the issues others
>> had with US sourced pumps. Turned out it was the same mfg. fit ok however
>> and still works.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard of KY
>>
>> BN7 440
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 7, 2019, at 02:26, John Spaur <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> No on purchasing the pump, however, high running temps probably are not
>> associated with the pump.
>>
>>
>>
>> John Spaur
>>
>> ’62 BT7
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
>> <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>] *On Behalf Of *i erbs
>> *Sent:* Sunday, October 6, 2019 10:46 PM
>> *To:* Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net>
>> *Subject:* [Healeys] moss water pump
>>
>>
>>
>> Howdy all,
>>
>>  Has anyone recently purchased a water pump for the 3000 engine from
>> Moss? There were comments about quality in the past. I replaced my pump as
>> preventative maintenance about 10 years ago and 3000 miles. I am still
>> chasing some high running temps. I was given a gift certificate for Moss
>> and that I would replace the pump on the off chance it is my problem. The
>> issue was with the County pumps. Wish I could find my original one and
>> rebuild it...
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Ira Erbs
>>
>> Portland,OR
>>
>>       _______                                  _______
>>      (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>>          (_________________________)
>>
>>           BT7 engine and disk brakes
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 1967 MGB  [image: Image removed by sender. MG]
>>
>>
>>
>> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
>>
>> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>>
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