[Healeys] Water Pump Lubrication

[Bob Spidell]

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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