Hi everyone;
Has anyone used the Moss uprated water pump (835-071) on a sidescreen TR? I
have to take the front apron off in order to fix a rattly timing chain, so
I've got a bad case of "while it's apart-itis". I'm moderately happy with
the car's cooling, although it does have a tendency to lose it's temper in
traffic. With the three Stags I've owned in the past, I upgraded to a
12-vane water pump and the benefit was immense. I've heard talk, though, that
increasing the flow (if that's what the upgraded Moss pump does) might not be
a good thing on a TR3A, less chance for the fan to cool the coolant.
I'm also going to renew or re-core the radiator to eliminate the starting
handle hole, as I have the gear-reduction starter motor, so that should
help.
Second question (hot topic, this one...): Has anyone fitted the Moss TR6
fan conversion? My understanding is that the stock fan/fan extension is a
harmonic balancer and should not be removed. Also, I think I heard talk a few
years ago that the TR6 fan has to be mounted backwards to make it work. Is
that right? I see that part is not in the Moss instructions.
Would love to hear some opinions on these two points.
Tim
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