Sooooooooooooo, I am guessing I will get a visit tomorrow morning then.;)
Cheers, Mick.
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Sooooooooooooo, I am guessing I will get a visit tomorrow morning then.;)
Cheers, Mick.
you watch, grovers going to get jealous and spag the pump now.
Quick put a trip up and then drive matilda down here...will even put a BBQ on for you:D
Mrs hh:angel:
i sincerly hope to be proved wrong, but if the seal has any rubber in it it is probably shagged, they just do not last. i have plenty of experience with wartime packaged parts like this for aircraft, old is not necessarily gold.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scallops
if you want to fix it, maybe i can help.
i have to go to warwick tomorrow, maybe i can divert on the way home.
i think you have my no.
It's completely rubber, harry. I guess I'll find out soon enough. But, looking for a positive - if you are right - this thread has legs. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by harry
PS - thanks for offering to help out - I'll be in Brissy later tomorrow, but.
Well - After harry's post, I couldn't take the suspense any longer - so I opened that amazing time capsule.
It took me some effort to actually get through the box's outside seal, then - when I gingerly opened the box - I was presented with another fully sealed package - complete with oil fill in a heavy duty grease proof paper - and more genius script to show it's heritage, the seal finally presents itself - hey - maybe I got lucky, but it's as good as the day it was made. :cool:
Gee - I wish they made stuff for my Puma like Rover used to. This 86 is going to outlast humanity. ;)
Well - my water pump is rebuilt (all original parts) - thanks Killer, your expertise has been invaluable. ;)
Here is my rebuilt pump - Killer even painted it :cool: ....
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/3186/img0050if.jpg
Isn't it beautiful :wub: :p
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/3669/img0053kj.jpg
And here is why the old one failed - amazing that the bearing spindle could rust down to this stick thin diameter - before snapping. :eek:
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/5150/img0052up.jpg
Reckon I've got a few years of solid water pump performance to look forward to now, though. ;)
Again, appreciate everyone's help with all of this - once the paint on my inlet pipe dries - it's all going back on.
Top work Scallops!
In my case, all of my pumps had aluminium bodies and there wasn't much left of them, so I was happy to get a cast iron, one even if it has been strangely made.
Don't forget to use Bars Leaks, or something similar, to keep the new one in top order,
Cheers Charlie
he puts bars leak in it and I'm going straight round to steal the vehicle, just on general principals.
Might give the bar leaks a miss then :D - wot (sic) is bar leaks?? :eek: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Blknight.aus