At 10:02 PM 8/3/97 -0400, you wrote:
>My air pump ('74 BGT) has begun to make noises. I expect from the sound
of it
>that the bearing in the pump is starting to go.
>
>I can remove the pump and detox the head, but emissions standards being what
>they are in this
>area, I may have trouble in the future getting past inspection without the
>air pump in place.
>(No tail pipe tests required to date for the pre-catalytic converter cars).
>So my preference would be to
>leave the air pump in place.
>
>Any suggestions about rebuild of these units or methods attempted to get
>some lubrication to the
>existing bearing??
>
>Bill Mills
>Raleigh,NC
>
>
>
Bill. I had my pump freeze up on me. I opened it up and cleaned out the
rust; regreased the bearings and put it back together. It works fine now.
Just took a little patience and the better part of one evening.
Good luck,
Craig Wiper
early '74 B
Craig Wiper
craigw@sonic.net
http://www.sonic.net/~craigw
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