<html><body><div>If there isn't a big cost difference, why not go with a pump with more blades? I do fully agree with Randall and have upgraded my car to an electric fan. That helps a lot.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Rye</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br>On May 09, 2017, at 03:11 PM, Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="msg-quote"><div class="_stretch"><span class="body-text-content"><blockquote type="cite" class="quoted-plain-text">My TR3 is in need of a water pump. It's a stock car. But I live in middle</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class="quoted-plain-text">Georgia. HOT Summers</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class="quoted-plain-text"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class="quoted-plain-text">I see upgraded 5 and 6 blade impellers. Any opinions as to a replacement ?</blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class="quoted-plain-text">Or will stock suffice?</blockquote><br>IMO, stock will do fine as long as you don't have some other cooling<br>problem. <br><br>I've fought lots of TR3 cooling problems, and never found that lack of<br>coolant flow was the issue. I've also tried "uprated" pumps when I was<br>having a problem and they didn't help at all. Now I run a stock pump (with<br>other cooling upgrades like an electric fan) and the engine stays cool even<br>when it's 115F. The driver overheats before the engine does!<br><br>-- Randall <br>56 TR3 TS13571L daily driver<br>71 Stag LE1473 - awaiting engine rebuild<br>71-2-3 Stag - awaiting gearbox rebuild<br><br><br>** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" data-mce-href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ryel@mac.com" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ryel@mac.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ryel@mac.com</a><br></span></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>