<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div aria-label="Compose body">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.<br></div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;" data-mce-style="color: #000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #000000" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000000;"><div style="FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline" data-mce-style="font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: normal; color: #000000; font-style: normal; display: inline;"><div dir="ltr"><br><div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #000000" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000000;"><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; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline" data-mce-style="font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: normal; color: #000000; font-style: normal; display: inline;"><div style="FONT: 10pt tahoma" data-mce-style="font: 10pt tahoma;"><div> </div><div style="BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5" data-mce-style="background: #f5f5f5;"><div style="font-color: black" data-mce-style="font-color: black;"><b>From:</b> <a title="michaelsalter@gmail.com" href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com">Michael Salter</a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></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" data-mce-href="mailto:roggrace@telus.net">Roger Grace</a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><b>Cc:</b> <a title="healeys@autox.team.net" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">Healey List</a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Water Pump</div></div></div><div> </div></div><div style="FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline" data-mce-style="font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: normal; color: #000000; font-style: normal; display: inline;"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" data-mce-style="font-size: small; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Hi Roger,<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" data-mce-style="font-size: small; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">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></div><div class="gmail_default" style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" data-mce-style="font-size: small; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">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>There is no facility for lubricating the bearing as it is a sealed unit.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" data-mce-style="font-size: small; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">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></div><div class="gmail_default" style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" data-mce-style="font-size: small; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Rebuilding instructions are <a href="http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=994" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=994">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></div><div class="gmail_default" style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" data-mce-style="font-size: small; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Michael S<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: comic sans ms,sans-serif" data-mce-style="font-size: small; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">BN1 #174<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div> </div><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Roger Grace <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:roggrace@telus.net" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:roggrace@telus.net">roggrace@telus.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid" data-mce-style="padding-left: 1ex; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left: #ccc 1px solid;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: #000000" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000000;"><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></blockquote></div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>