[TR] Uprated water pump question

[D&B Lambert]

Some years ago I installed a yellow TR6 fan by shortening the stock
nosepiece on my TR3A.  I took the nosepiece to a friend with a lathe who
shortened it about 5/8 inch by cutting it and then turning a stepped
reattachment joint into it, which I then had brazed at the local welding
shop (my own welding skills are pretty marginal).  This had the effect of
moving the tr6 fan back far enough to clear the radiator nicely while
allowing the fan to be installed the correct direction.  Moss's new TR6 fan
installation kit appears to accomplish the same thing, just a bit more
elegantly (albeit more expensively).  I would heartily recommend the
conversion, as mounting the TR6 fan is the only cooling mod I have done (I
did have the original radiator rodded) and the cooling seems to function
decently so far, in pretty much any situation - LA traffic included.

The uprated water pump looks pretty similar to the one I purchased from Ken
Gillanders at BFE a few years ago.  After installation I really didn't
notice any great change in the cooling characteristics of the car, and
eventually during another nose-off repair, I changed back to a stock pump.
I have, however, heard stories from others who have had better luck with
that pump.  Of course, YMMV.

Dennis

> Has anyone used the Moss uprated water pump (835-071) on a sidescreen TR?


> 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.