[Healeys] New up-rated 100/4 water pumps

[Ricchardd Mayor]

Bob & Steven,

Thanks for the input.  It looks like  Moss and Brit Part Northwest are both selling the same Bastuck water pump.  Even with its issues, I guess I’ll be buying it.  Anything is better than County. 


Richard Mayor
boyracer466 at gmail.com


> On Jan 7, 2023, at 3:40 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Just went through this ordeal. As you know, there isn't much choice for 100 pumps from the 'usual suspects;' it's either County or 'uprated.' 'Uprated' is a brand called 'Bastuck;' I believe they're a German company. They do appear to have a somewhat better-designed impeller and compared to County they turn smoother (you probably know I'm not a big fan of County). Though otherwise a decent pump, the Bastucks have two issues:
> 
> 1) The thread for the heater return line--it's probably metric--will not fit the 100s nifty brass valve; you're stuck using the barbed nipple that comes with the pump. Disappointing since I've tried to keep my 100M original as much as possible and I have a lovely, original brass valve I can't use.
> 
> 2) The pump body has a threaded plug; for god-knows-what reason the threads are extremely loose and all but impossible to seal up. I tried the usual teflon tape, red threadlocker, 'normal' pipe sealant and JB Weld and none would seal even without being under pressure (the threads are really rough). I ended up brazing the plug on one pump, but feared I might have damaged the seal due to the heat required (oxy/acetylene) to heat the cast iron. In desperation, I bought a County pump but the bearings felt a bit rough. I got a tip from another Lister and sprung for a new Bastuck pump; the lister pointed me to this (apparently) new product from Permatex (NFI):
> 
> https://www.acehardware.com/departments/automotive-rv-and-marine/auto-tools-and-maintenance/automotive-adhesives/8008863?store=18108&gclid=Cj0KCQiAzeSdBhC4ARIsACj36uFxSKbyc_YqZGVj2GT45zIVvOr1cj-EUgn2PEmMOG3lBFpIIcC08bMaAv21EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
> 
> This stuff worked a treat, but be sure to follow the instructions re: cleaning and let this stuff cure for 72 hrs.
> 
> I've seen 'OEM/rebuilt' on eBay but can't vouch for them (they apparently have an older type seal). Tom Monaco knows someone he trusts who rebuilds them, but the guy's backlogged and Tom hasn't remembered to let me know when he gets some done (I've already pestered him a couple times). Any rebuilt OEM is liable to run $400 or more. Oh, and last I checked the Bastuck were sold out; BNP had some but apparently they took them off the shelf (possibly because of the issue with the sloppy plug).
> 
> Wanna buy my new, in-the-box County pump? FWIW, the County pump I received has a similar barbed nipple for the return line and it appears to be epoxied in.
> 
> Bob
> 
> On 1/7/2023 1:13 PM, Richard Mayor wrote:
>> Anyone have any experience with the "uprated" BN1-BN2 water pumps being sold by Moss? I can see in the pictures that there is a brand name......and it's not County.
>> 
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