The Water pump debacle thread

[Killer]

Sooooooooooooo, I am guessing I will get a visit tomorrow morning then.

Cheers, Mick.

[Blknight.aus]

you watch, grovers going to get jealous and spag the pump now.

[The ho har's]

Quick put a trip up and then drive matilda down here...will even put a BBQ on for you


Mrs hh

[harry]

Some good news now! I've got all my parts for a rebuild - ALL original too. I just took delivery of a water pump seal from Craddocks in the UK - and also now have the NOS parts to rebuild my original pump.

Well - check this out - the seal is genuine NOS too - packed in July 1956!



I reckon this is GOLD...



They also sent me an original gasket complete in 54 year old grease proof like paper - it has a wonderful yesteryear smell. God I love my Series 1.

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.
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.

[Scallops]

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.
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.

PS - thanks for offering to help out - I'll be in Brissy later tomorrow, but.

[Scallops]

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.

Gee - I wish they made stuff for my Puma like Rover used to. This 86 is going to outlast humanity.

[Scallops]

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 ....



Isn't it beautiful



And here is why the old one failed - amazing that the bearing spindle could rust down to this stick thin diameter - before snapping.



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.

[chazza]

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

[Blknight.aus]

he puts bars leak in it and I'm going straight round to steal the vehicle, just on general principals.

[Scallops]

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 - wot (sic) is bar leaks??