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Old 19-05-2008   #15 (Post Link)
autocad
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Re: Saw a Triumph Stag for sale today...

To add an addendum, my dad had a stag it was a fantastic car! we changed the water pump from a 6 to a 12 vane impeller and that was the end of the high temp running problems. e.g. we used to tow a boat the weighed nearly 1.5 tons on a braked trailer.

The rover is a good engine but its a dinosaur compared to the stag unit, chain driven cans to push rod, it would be like changing a 105 alfa engine for a 711M ford!

The car had a few peculiarities like diff lock up cornering fast but other wise it was difficult to fault. He used it as a second car until it was damaged in a fire and he hadn't realised the insurance had lapsed - theres a lesson!!!!!
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