<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">Steven--</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">If by "open" you mean the long oblong hole the answer is yes--whether or not by design it is a sort of early warning system of seal failure as water getting past the seal will drip from it.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">Best--Michael Oritt</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 5:00 PM Steven Kingsbury via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div> I am in the process of putting my engine back together and upon cleaning the water pump, I found the bottom of the pump to be thick with what appeared to be grease. As I cleaned the grease away I found a hole at the bottom of the housing. Is this normal? I have a 1955 BN1 and I have to admit, I have never looked at the bottom of a 100 water pump. </div><div> Was there once a grease fitting there? Are all of them open like this? I'm cleaning it to repaint and reinstall, but I'm a bit concerned and need the wisdom of the list to relieve my tension.</div><div> Thanks in advance guys,</div><div>Steven Kingsbury</div><div>BN1</div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:1749bd80282160c3baa1" alt="IMG_20200916_132240.jpg" title="IMG_20200916_132240.jpg" style="margin: 10px 10px 10px 0px;"></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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