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The original idea was that the slotted plug be removed and the pump be
lubricated using the oil gun. Interestingly this process is not prescribed
in the lubrication charts so was probably never done.
IMHO water pump bearings with their factory lubrication would probably long
outlast the carbon pump seal.
M
On Thu., Sep. 17, 2020, 8:05 a.m. Bob Haskell, <rchaskell@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the bolt seen
> on the left hand side of the pump would be removed and a grease fitting
> installed to grease the pump.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Haskell
> Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar
>
> On 9/17/20 7:38 AM, Michael Oritt via Healeys wrote:
> > Steven--
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Best--Michael Oritt
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 5:00 PM Steven Kingsbury via Healeys
> >
> > 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.
> > 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.
> > Thanks in advance guys,
> > Steven Kingsbury
> > BN1
> >
> >
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">The original idea was that the slotted plug be removed an=
d the pump be lubricated using the oil gun. Interestingly this process is n=
ot prescribed in the lubrication charts so was probably never done.=C2=A0<d=
iv dir=3D"auto">IMHO water pump bearings with their factory lubrication wou=
ld probably long outlast the carbon pump seal.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br><=
/div><div dir=3D"auto">M</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu., Sep. 17, 2020, 8:05 a.m. Bob Haskell=
, <<a href=3D"mailto:rchaskell@earthlink.net";>rchaskell@earthlink.net</a=
>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0=
0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Someone please correct=
me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the bolt seen <br>
on the left hand side of the pump would be removed and a grease fitting <br=
>
installed to grease the pump.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Bob Haskell<br>
Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar<br>
<br>
On 9/17/20 7:38 AM, Michael Oritt via Healeys wrote:<br>
> Steven--<br>
><br>
> If by "open" you mean the long oblong hole the answer is yes=
--whether <br>
> or not by design it is a sort=C2=A0of early warning system of seal <br=
>
> failure=C2=A0as water getting past the seal will=C2=A0drip from it.<br=
>
><br>
> Best--Michael Oritt<br>
><br>
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 5:00 PM Steven Kingsbury via Healeys <br>
> <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D=
"noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a> <mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:healey=
s@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.n=
et</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0I am in the process of putting my=
engine back together and upon<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0cleaning the water pump, I found the bottom of the =
pump to be<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0thick with what appeared to be grease. As I cleaned=
the grease<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0away I found a hole at the bottom of the housing. I=
s this normal?<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0I have a 1955 BN1 and I have to admit, I have never=
looked at the<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0bottom of a 100 water pump.<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Was there once a grease fitting t=
here? Are all of them open<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0like this? I'm cleaning it to repaint and reins=
tall, but I'm a bit<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0concerned and need the wisdom of the list to reliev=
e my tension.<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Thanks in advance guys,<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Steven Kingsbury<br>
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0BN1<br>
><br>
><br>
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