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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Mike</p><p class=MsoNormal>This is an ongoing issue with original and replacement pumps. Original service manuals say to use your “oil” pump to add oil through the zerk fitting on the pump at regular intervals. Folks didn’t have a oil pump and used a grease gun on the zerk and ruined the seals in the water pump. Then replacement pumps came with no way to lube after installation and they referred to them as lubed for life. May have been a short life. </p><p class=MsoNormal>Not really sure what to tell you about the water pump in your photo. I would be on the phone to the supplier and get their recommendation and assurance that their pump will last more than a couple driving seasons.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Perry</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net">Michael MacLean</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, April 13, 2020 7:47 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[Healeys] Water Pump Lubrication</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here is a picture of the uprated water pump I want to install to my 4 cylinder build. As you can see in the picture I have circled the zerk fitting for lubrication. The other circle is around a flush hex plug at the top of the pump. I can see both of these points are in different planes. Does that mean there are two lubrication points? How often should the pump be lubricated? Just a few questions before I yank the County brand new water pump that was put on during the short block build. Not really a fan of County brand anything.<o:p></o:p></p><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1586815590082"><p class=MsoNormal>Mike MacLean<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=160 height=120 style='width:1.6666in;height:1.25in' id="ymail_attachmentId25883" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D611D4.10AF6F40"></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>