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It will be interesting to see how they last. From what I can see they seem
to have a steel bodied seal pressed into the cast iron housing without any
seal.
I have found that procedure to be the cause of leakage on previous repops.
I do hope that they have addressed that issue.
M
On Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 11:24 AM Bob Spidell, <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> Looks like this pump might be this one, no?
>
>
> https://www.ahspares.co.uk/blog/new-premium-austin-healey-water-pumps.aspx?gclid=cjwkcajwvtx0brafeiwagwjyzkhggat161awbd3owzmyt_lkbspqf9lv4agi4cngonk9swgnjnnotroc9fkqavd_bwe
>
> If so, it appears to have sealed bearings, with a spacer in between.
> You'd probably want to fill that cavity with grease, but that's just a
> guess. Note when I bought my BJ8 I believe it had a greasing port (not a
> zerk, maybe a cup). I bought 'water pump grease,' which comes in a tub and
> is much thicker and tackier than typical greases, and a special gun--looks
> like a large metal syringe--to pump the grease into the pump. AHS's new
> 6-cyl pump appears to have a sealed bearing AND a zerk fitting, which makes
> me wonder if the zerk is only there to fill a casting hole?
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> https://www.ahspares.co.uk/blog/new-premium-austin-healey-water-pumps.aspx?gclid=cjwkcajwvtx0brafeiwagwjyzkhggat161awbd3owzmyt_lkbspqf9lv4agi4cngonk9swgnjnnotroc9fkqavd_bwe
>
> On 4/13/2020 3:08 PM, Michael MacLean wrote:
>
> 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.
> Mike MacLean
>
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">It will be interesting to see how they last. From what I =
can see they seem to have a steel bodied seal pressed into the cast iron ho=
using without any seal.=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto">I have found that procedure =
to be the cause of leakage on previous repops.</div><div dir=3D"auto">I do =
hope that they have addressed that issue.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br>=
</div><div dir=3D"auto">M</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div di=
r=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 11:24 AM Bob Spidell, =
<<a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";>bspidell@comcast.net</a>> wr=
ote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;=
border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
=20
=20
=20
<div>
Looks like this pump might be this one, no?<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.ahspares.co.uk/blog/new-premium-austin-healey-water-=
pumps.aspx?gclid=3Dcjwkcajwvtx0brafeiwagwjyzkhggat161awbd3owzmyt_lkbspqf9lv=
4agi4cngonk9swgnjnnotroc9fkqavd_bwe" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">h=
ttps://www.ahspares.co.uk/blog/new-premium-austin-healey-water-pumps.aspx?g=
clid=3Dcjwkcajwvtx0brafeiwagwjyzkhggat161awbd3owzmyt_lkbspqf9lv4agi4cngonk9=
swgnjnnotroc9fkqavd_bwe</a><br>
<br>
If so, it appears to have sealed bearings, with a spacer in
between.=C2=A0 You'd probably want to fill that cavity with grease,=
but
that's just a guess.=C2=A0 Note when I bought my BJ8 I believe it h=
ad a
greasing port (not a zerk, maybe a cup).=C2=A0 I bought 'water pump
grease,' which comes in a tub and is much thicker and tackier than
typical greases, and a special gun--looks like a large metal
syringe--to pump the grease into the pump.=C2=A0=C2=A0 AHS's new 6-=
cyl pump
appears to have a sealed bearing AND a zerk fitting, which makes me
wonder if the zerk is only there to fill a casting hole?<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.ahspares.co.uk/blog/new-premium-austin-healey-water-=
pumps.aspx?gclid=3Dcjwkcajwvtx0brafeiwagwjyzkhggat161awbd3owzmyt_lkbspqf9lv=
4agi4cngonk9swgnjnnotroc9fkqavd_bwe" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">h=
ttps://www.ahspares.co.uk/blog/new-premium-austin-healey-water-pumps.aspx?g=
clid=3Dcjwkcajwvtx0brafeiwagwjyzkhggat161awbd3owzmyt_lkbspqf9lv4agi4cngonk9=
swgnjnnotroc9fkqavd_bwe</a><br>
<br>
<div>On 4/13/2020 3:08 PM, Michael MacLean
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
=20
Here is a picture of the uprated water pump I want to install to
my 4 cylinder build.=C2=A0 As you can see in the picture I have circl=
ed
the zerk fitting for lubrication.=C2=A0 The other circle is around a
flush hex plug at the top of the pump.=C2=A0 I can see both of these
points are in different planes.=C2=A0 Does that mean there are two
lubrication points?=C2=A0 How often should the pump be lubricated?=C2=
=A0
Just a few questions before I yank the County brand new water pump
that was put on during the short block build.=C2=A0 Not really a fan =
of
County brand anything.
<div id=3D"m_-4935831481338208182yMail_cursorElementTracker_158681559=
0082">Mike MacLean</div>
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