Triumph Stag Cooling Fixed! .. A Definitive Upgrade! 

Good idea. Hats off to this bloke for developing that kit. I never had a problem with the flow of the standard water pump, and I have operated my car in arguably the hottest conditions anyone will ever expect one to, ie all day (dawn til dusk) at ambient of 38 to 48 deg C. What I did have a problem with was the ludicous gear drive, which I got away with for years, then fell foul of that rubbish "not hardened pump gear" fiasco. My car has been towed twice in 330,000 kms, and BOTH due to that, so I gave up on the mech pump. I got away with that during my "interstate 7,000 km" round trips; luckily my "WP gear shreds" were within 30 kms of home in suburbia. So this kit can eliminate that gear uncertainty, and that is GREAT. I DIDN'T WANT AN ELEC PUMP, so looked at the kit above and the V6 pump. Just on principle, as "got pulleys there, so why not........." I really wanted to have a go myself. I fiddled with a V6 pump. I wanted my pump "on the front" so I tried a Hyundai Sonata pump, (higher capacity that the V6 pump) and got it to 90%. But the pulley was too close to the PS pump pulley, so got sick of it. It would have worked if I moved it, but was over it. I saw mention of a Mazda pump used once on the front of the Stag engine, but few details. I then tried a Triumph 6 pump on the front, got sick of that when about 60% there. I now (for about 6 years) have an elec pump. I know, I know, I don't like them. But was easy. Davies Craig pump, and while I don't like the constant 7 amps.................. I have a Bosch 60 amp alt (since 1994) so no worries. That and the Davies Craig 16 inch 20 amp fan, need that alt: I used the A/C bracket to mount the alt, ultra heavy duty and has it's own tensioner. Ultra simple plumbing (I love to keep things simple). I have an engine hours counter, so know pump life/how long in there. Rated for 2,000 continuous, which doesn't sound long, but in reality it is. That set up operates well here. Last summer we had a couple of weeks of 42 to 44 deg temps, and my car handles that easily. But for mech/belt driven = Again, hats off to this bloke. Well done.

Has anyone bought this upgraded cooling kit? If so, how’s it performing?