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Michael, I would suggest that you seek advice from Bruce on that. The
answers will depend upon how the rebuild was done.
M
On Fri, Aug 9, 2019, 10:59 AM Michael Oritt, <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Following last week's removal of the water pump that was throwing a nasty
> mixture of grease and coolant around the engine compartment I am in the
> process of reassembling things with a rebuilt water pump obtained from
> Healey Surgeons.
>
> The pump I am installing is tapped for a zerk fitting, but i have seen
> some pumps where there is no tapped/drilled hole for a grease nipple, and i
> have also read opinions about the wisdom of NOT lubing the pump with
> grease. Can anyone shed light here?
>
> Also i have read/heard recommendations to run the pump dry--without
> coolant--for some period of time in order to promote quicker bedding in of
> seal or something along those lines. What is the groups' experience/wisdom
> on this?
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
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<div dir=3D"auto">Michael, I would suggest that you seek advice from Bruce =
on that. The answers will depend upon how the rebuild was done.<div dir=3D"=
auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">M</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 9, 2019, 10:59 AM Mich=
ael Oritt, <<a href=3D"mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com";>michael.oritt@gma=
il.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><div class=3D"gmail_default"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-fa=
mily:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;backgrou=
nd-color:rgb(250,250,250)">Following last week's removal of the water p=
ump that was throwing a nasty mixture of grease and coolant around the engi=
ne compartment I am in the process of reassembling things with a rebuilt wa=
ter pump obtained from Healey Surgeons.</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,=
51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13=
px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font=
-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;backg=
round-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><font color=3D"#333333" face=3D"Verdana, Aria=
l, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:13px;backg=
round-color:rgb(250,250,250)">The pump I am installing is tapped for a zerk=
fitting, but i have seen some pumps where there is no tapped/drilled hole =
for a grease nipple, and i have also read opinions about the wisdom of NOT =
lubing the pump with grease.=C2=A0 Can anyone shed light here?=C2=A0=C2=A0<=
/span></font><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tah=
oma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,2=
50)"><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Cali=
bri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><sp=
an style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Ge=
neva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">Also i ha=
ve read/heard recommendations to run the pump dry--without coolant--for som=
e period of time in order to promote quicker bedding in of seal or somethin=
g along those lines. What is the groups' experience/wisdom on this?</sp=
an><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51=
);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px=
;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><br></span></div><div class=3D"gmail_de=
fault"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,=
Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"=
>Best--Michael Oritt</span></div></div>
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