<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr"><span>Wow that sucks the bottom line is that your going to have to take it out even though its a repro it should have lasted longer</span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Saturday, February 28, 2015 8:12 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv4815874044"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><div>There is another known QA issue with the repops: the shaft breaks; greatly reducing the efficacy of the pump and not very nice to your radiator either.<div class="yiv4815874044yqt9516274424" id="yiv4815874044yqtfd29562"><br clear="none"></div></div><div class="yiv4815874044yqt9516274424" id="yiv4815874044yqtfd25095"><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><hr id="yiv4815874044zwchr"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;"><br clear="none"><div><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt;'><div style="font-size: small; text-decoration: none;"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt;'><div>Michael,</div><div>Thank you appreciate your input and no don’t have the original unit.</div><div>Have now found the invoice and pump was bought in 2004 but car has done less than 1200 miles since then ... grrr !</div><div>rg</div><div> </div><div style="font-size: small; text-decoration: none;"><div style="font: 10pt/normal tahoma; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><div> </div><div style="background: rgb(245, 245, 245);"><div><b>From:</b> <a title="michaelsalter@gmail.com" href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com">Michael Salter</a><br clear="none"></div><div><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 28, 2015 2:53 PM</div><div><b>To:</b> <a title="roggrace@telus.net" href="mailto:roggrace@telus.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:roggrace@telus.net">Roger Grace</a><br clear="none"></div><div><b>Cc:</b> <a title="healeys@autox.team.net" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">Healey List</a><br clear="none"></div><div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Water Pump</div></div></div><div> </div></div><div style="font-size: small; text-decoration: none;"><div dir="ltr"><div class="yiv4815874044gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hi Roger,<br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv4815874044gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: small;">If the pump on your car is indeed a recent replacement it is very likely, based upon my experience with the currently available BJ8 pumps, that the bearing has failed. <br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv4815874044gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Having disassembled a few of these repop pumps that have been sent to me as "original cores" I can confirm that these are very poorly made and it is amazing that they operate at all.<br clear="none">There is no facility for lubricating the bearing as it is a sealed unit.</div><div class="yiv4815874044gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: small;">If you have the original that was removed from your engine I would strongly recommend having it rebuilt or rebuilding it yourself as they are of far superior design and when correctly rebuilt last for decades.<br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv4815874044gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Rebuilding instructions are <a href="http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=994" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">here</a> and I can supply a kit containing the correct parts for $68.65 including US tracked shipping although I am out of the country at present and would not be able to get one on its way until after 19 Mar.<br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv4815874044gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Michael S<br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv4815874044gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: small;">BN1 #174<br clear="none"></div></div><div class="yiv4815874044gmail_extra"><div> </div><div class="yiv4815874044gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Roger Grace <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:roggrace@telus.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:roggrace@telus.net">roggrace@telus.net</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv4815874044gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt;'><div>I have identified that my BJ8 water pump is noisy.</div><div>First thought that it was the fan (bad at certain RPM) but after removing the belt it squeaks when rotated.</div><div>Looking at my drivers handbook, a lube point is shown.</div><div>However mine does not have one, only a small rectangular hole at the top and bottom that I think is for removing the bearing retaining clip....?</div><div>Noise sounds to me like a dry bearing. Is there any way to lubricate it in situ ??</div><div>There is no lateral or longitudinal bearing play and the pump is supposedly quite new per PO but not been used much.</div><div>Any ideas ? –or do I just bite the bullet and pull it and get a replacement; I note bearings are over 70% of cost of complete pump.</div><div>rg</div><div> </div></div></div></div><br clear="none"></blockquote></div><div class="yiv4815874044gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="yqt9516274424" id="yqtfd24754">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br clear="none">Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none">Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rjcapo1@yahoo.com" target="_blank" shape="rect">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rjcapo1@yahoo.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>