On Tue, 14 Apr 1998, Jim Carlile wrote:
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> ---Mike Lishego <mikesl@tartan.sapc.edu> wrote:
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> > Hello all,
> > After taking a run home for Easter, I had some time to play with my
> 'B.
> > My real problem might be my air pump. After tuning the car, I shut
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> > while I put my tools away (OK, it stalled.) Anyway, when I started
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> > again, my air pump made a hideous howling sound, something the likes
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> > neighborhood has never heard. What is the protocol for repair? What
> > lubricants should I use, and if anybody has done this, what steps
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> > take when taking the pump apart?
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> Mike,
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> Welcome to the close-to-impossible-to-fix air pump seized bearing
> club. The only real solution is full fledged replacement of the pump
> (you'll see why when you open it up-- it's a solid mess). In fact,
> bearing seizure is the only real reason why these things ever need
> replacement in the first place. But unless you're due for an immediate
> smog check, just cut the belt and don't worry about getting a new one
> right now. The car will run fine without it. If you check out the list
> price on one of these things you might find this a handy solution...
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> If you're due for a smog check, though, there's no better way of
> getting on the DMV's list than by turning up without a functioning air
> pump. It's immediate grounds for failure.
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> Just curious-- how many miles did your 'B' have on it when the pump
> failed? Mine went about 95k, on the Golden State Freeway in L.A., on
> Christmas Eve. It seized up the whole engine, in fact.
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> Jim
> '74 B
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John Twist rebuils the pump for I think $100 or $150.
...Art
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