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

[Michael Oritt]

I can't now recall the person's name but in addition to selling rebuilt
pumps (on a core basis) with better seals he also sold hardtop parts
(windlacing, etc).  He was located in the NW--Washington or Oregon.
Does anyone know his name--Bob or Bill ring a bell.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Sat, Jan 7, 2023 at 8:09 PM Ricchardd Mayor <boyracer466 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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