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I had my TR6 water pump upgraded to a 6 vane by Flying Dutchman =20=
water pumps in Oregon. in 2019. http://vintagewaterpumps.com/ The pump =
is works great, the service was fast and the communications were =
excellent. Best of all the car runs measurably cooler.
Best,
Bob
'72 TR6=20
> On Oct 23, 2023, at 2:03=E2=80=AFAM, Don Hiscock =
<don.hiscock@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I threw away one of those 5-vane "uprated" water pumps a couple of =
years ago. I put back my TR3B's original pump after its rebuilding by =
EP Services in the UK (along with a few other things to the cooling =
system like flushing block-radiator, remounting front apron-deflecfor, =
and fitting Macy's "Hurricane" fan). =20
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> The car now runs as cool as when I got it 42 years ago. Maybe cooler, =
despite moving to 87mm pistons and liners. Prior to those changes it =
ran hot for ten years, right on one side or another of boiling over.=20
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> I took the pump over during one of my visits to Goodwood and brought =
it home during another, with help from friends in the UK. But I could =
have posted it both ways. I'm sure somebody over here rebuilds water =
pumps like ours to original spec, but the vintage British sportscar =
ecosystem is so good in the UK I take advantage of it when possible.
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> A proper-functioning water pump wasn't the only change, but I give it =
the most credit. Proceed with caution around what are claimed as modern =
improvements.=20
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> On Sun, Oct 22, 2023 at 11:41=E2=80=AFPM dave northrup =
>> TWS Motors in Massachusetts. Apparently they specialize in TR7/8, =
and maybe Land Rover.
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>> Looking at this part: =
https://thewedgeshopstore.com/water-pump-5-vane-tr3-tr4a/
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>> Looks like a nice upgrade
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span =
class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>I had my =
TR6 water pump upgraded to a 6 vane by Flying Dutchman <div>water =
pumps in Oregon. in 2019. <a =
href=3D"http://vintagewaterpumps.com/";>http://vintagewaterpumps.com/</a>&n=
bsp; The pump is works great, the service was fast and the =
communications were excellent. Best of all the car runs measurably =
cooler.</div><div><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>Best,</div><div><span =
class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> =
</span>Bob</div><div><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" =
style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>'72 TR6 <br =
id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div>On Oct 23, 2023, at 2:03=E2=80=AFAM, Don Hiscock =
<don.hiscock@gmail.com> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I threw away one =
of those 5-vane "uprated" water pumps a couple of years =
ago. I put back my TR3B's original pump after its rebuilding by EP =
Services in the UK (along with a few other things to the cooling system =
like flushing block-radiator, remounting front apron-deflecfor, and =
fitting Macy's "Hurricane" fan). </div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-size:small">The car now runs as cool as when I got it 42 =
years ago. Maybe cooler, despite moving to 87mm pistons and =
liners. Prior to those changes it ran hot for ten years, =
right on one side or another of boiling over. </div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I =
took the pump over during one of my visits to Goodwood =
and brought it home during another, with help from friends in the =
UK. But I could have posted it both ways. I'm sure somebody =
over here rebuilds water pumps like ours to original spec, but the =
vintage British sportscar ecosystem is so good in the UK I take =
advantage of it when possible.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" =
style=3D"font-size:small">A proper-functioning water pump =
wasn't the only change, but I give it the most credit. =
Proceed with caution around what are claimed as modern =
improvements. </div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 22, 2023 at 11:41=E2=80=AFPM =
dave northrup <<a =
href=3D"mailto:dave@ranteer.com";>dave@ranteer.com</a>> =
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px =
0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(=
204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"msg5122576901351279775">
<div lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word;">
<div class=3D"m_5122576901351279775WordSection1"><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">TWS Motors in Massachusetts. Apparently they =
specialize in TR7/8, and maybe Land Rover.<u></u><u></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Looking=
at this part: <a =
href=3D"https://thewedgeshopstore.com/water-pump-5-vane-tr3-tr4a/"; =
target=3D"_blank">
=
https://thewedgeshopstore.com/water-pump-5-vane-tr3-tr4a/</a><u></u><u></u=
></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">Looks like a nice upgrade<u></u><u></u></p>
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