[Healeys] Water Pump Question

[Michael Salter]

The original idea was that the slotted plug be removed and the pump be
lubricated using the oil gun. Interestingly this process is not prescribed
in the lubrication charts so was probably never done.
IMHO water pump bearings with their factory lubrication would probably long
outlast the carbon pump seal.

M

On Thu., Sep. 17, 2020, 8:05 a.m. Bob Haskell, <rchaskell at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the bolt seen
> on the left hand side of the pump would be removed and a grease fitting
> installed to grease the pump.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Haskell
> Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar
>
> On 9/17/20 7:38 AM, Michael Oritt via Healeys wrote:
> > Steven--
> >
> > If by "open" you mean the long oblong hole the answer is yes--whether
> > or not by design it is a sort of early warning system of seal
> > failure as water getting past the seal will drip from it.
> >
> > Best--Michael Oritt
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 5:00 PM Steven Kingsbury via Healeys
> > <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>> wrote:
> >
> >        I am in the process of putting my engine back together and upon
> >     cleaning the water pump, I found the bottom of the pump to be
> >     thick with what appeared to be grease. As I cleaned the grease
> >     away I found a hole at the bottom of the housing. Is this normal?
> >     I have a 1955 BN1 and I have to admit, I have never looked at the
> >     bottom of a 100 water pump.
> >        Was there once a grease fitting there? Are all of them open
> >     like this? I'm cleaning it to repaint and reinstall, but I'm a bit
> >     concerned and need the wisdom of the list to relieve my tension.
> >        Thanks in advance guys,
> >     Steven Kingsbury
> >     BN1
> >
> >
>
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