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

[Michael Salter]

After a couple of unsuccessful attempts I  managed to figure out a way to
modify the internals of a 100 water pump to use the seal from an early 6
cylinder type. I've had it on my car for 5000 miles now without problems.

M

On Sun., Jan. 8, 2023, 8:43 a.m. jmsdarch--- via Healeys, <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> There is a carbon water seal that needs to be seated; hence the need to
> run it dry for a bit.
>
>
>
> John
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>
>
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Jean Caron
> *Sent:* Saturday, January 7, 2023 10:48 PM
> *To:* Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>; healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] New up-rated 100/4 water pumps
>
>
>
> From what I have been told, the County pump sold by Moss should be run dry
> for about 30 seconds not sure why  when I was told that, I had never of
> such thing.
>
> Having said that, I do not purchase new pumps, I have originals rebuilt.
> The place I use, is not inexpensive, but their work is fantastic, that is
> enough for me.
>
> The place is:
>
> John Stuart Power Brake, 349 Millen Rd. N., Stoney Creek  Ontario L8E 2H3.
>
> PH: 905-662-7274 or 800-309-1995
>
>
>
> Jean
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>
> Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada’s largest network.
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> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Bob Spidell
> <bspidell at comcast.net>
> *Sent:* Saturday, January 7, 2023 5:40:27 PM
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] New up-rated 100/4 water pumps
>
>
>
> 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):
>
>
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> 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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