new water pump leaks!

[TR3driver]

BTW, in just a few minutes it leaked a quart of brand new anti-freeze

OH! Looking back, I see that I mis-read your original post. My bad!

Or in the infamous words of Emily Litella : <span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="color: #33CC00">Never mind!</span></span>

And FWIW Art, I do agree, they <span style="font-weight: bold">should </span>come out of the box ready to go. But I have seen TR pumps that did weep a bit for the first few hours of operation (which is what I mistakenly thought we were discussing here) and then stop. In fact, I vaguely recall that the aftermarket pump (from Moss) on TS39781LO weeped when it was first installed (then worked perfectly ever since).

 

[lorendad]

Happy to report the new water pump is in and NOT leaking! Like I said, my highest praise goes out to Jennifer and all her fellow employees at Moss Motors. The new water pump manufactured by the same company in India is functioning just fine. Thank YOU Jennifer! Merry Christmas to all.

 

[prb51]

FWIW there is a reguarly advertised (ebay) water pump that uses the original case with modern seals/ sealed bearings with a 24 month guarantee.... you have to provide an original core tho.

 

[glemon]

Or check around with local shops, if you are fortunate enough to live in an area that has a lot of tractors a tractor repair shop may be a good bet for getting a water pump rebuilt (not just for the Tracto engined TRs, but any old British car). Even heard a story about a guy who took his water pump into the tractor shop and the shop guy said "its for a tractor right?" "No for my car" guy repeats "Its for a Tractor right?" and explains that a tractor pump rebuild is $45 and a car is $65 or something like that.

Maybe I am just lucky, but through connections in the car community I have found local shops that can do amazing things, generally staffed by old timers, generally charge reasonable prices, generally know what they are about and can tell you if they can fix or rebuild an item. They will tend to be out of town or in an older or industrial part of town, guys that do a lot of work on old cars (american or foreign)will usually know who they are. They don't necessarily know British cars, but they know all about water pumps, or generators and starter motors, or brakes and clutches, or whatever their area is.

Quite the opposite of the chain store that can only look in their computer and replace the part based on make and model of your car. Unfortunately when many of these types of shops close (owners retire or go to something with less headaches and overhead than running their own shop) they are not replaced by another one and we move closer to a never fix it just bolt on a new unit (mass produced as described in this topic) of whatever is broken kind of world.

Greg

 

[lorendad]

I would have loved to have a local shop rebuild my water pump. Seems though that the old mom n pop shops are all gone now. Old school just does not exist anymore, at least in my neck of the woods.
When I first bought my spitty I knew it needed new right rear wheel bearings. I took the assembly to Glenn's in St. Pete and he pulled the hub off exposing the damage done by the needle bearing race. Just a scoring a few k's deep. Rather than spend over a hundred $ on a new axle I searched for a shop that could weld a bit of metal on and then lathe it off. I know this sort of thing can be done, but it's a process only a few old school machinists can accomplish. Back in my high school days my buddies dad worked for a crane builder and he redid a broken axle off m 59 International 1 ton 4x4. People with that kind of skill and knowledge are long gone.

 

[71MKIV]

Maybe I am just lucky, but through connections in the car community I have found local shops that can do amazing things, generally staffed by old timers, generally charge reasonable prices, generally know what they are about and can tell you if they can fix or rebuild an item. They will tend to be out of town or in an older or industrial part of town, guys that do a lot of work on old cars (american or foreign)will usually know who they are. They don't necessarily know British cars, but they know all about water pumps, or generators and starter motors, or brakes and clutches, or whatever their area is.

Here in Lancaster PA, you have to know what barn door to look behind. Most of them do not advertise, and many of them don't even have signs out. but it's amzing what you can get done in this county, especially if youse kin talk in a dutchy accent. From fresh poured cast iron to wind generators.

 

[KVH]

Probably enough said here, but I thought I'd just add that I've got plenty of County brand parts on my car, including the water pump, and so far all are perfect. I tend to believe that any foreign shop used by the major parts houses quickly learns that its days are numbered if quality isn't maintained.

 

[tomshobby]

Just a scoring a few k's deep. Rather than spend over a hundred $ on a new axle I searched for a shop that could weld a bit of metal on and then lathe it off. I know this sort of thing can be done, but it's a process only a few old school machinists can accomplish. Back in my high school days my buddies dad worked for a crane builder and he redid a broken axle off m 59 International 1 ton 4x4. People with that kind of skill and knowledge are long gone.

Look for a shop that does spray welding, should not be too hard to find.

 

[TR3driver]

I know this sort of thing can be done, but it's a process only a few old school machinists can accomplish.

Local crankshaft shop seemed to have no problem with the concept; although I never got around to actually having them repair a journal for me. ISTR the price was $25/journal, but that was a few years back (and that particular shop no longer takes walk-in business).