Electric Water Pump questions ...

[RussMcB]

Originally Posted by efnfast

Have you checked to make sure the radiator isn't blocked? Our cars are bottom feeders. I'm not sure you want to defeat the bypass arrangement. The reason the radiator has a bypass is because at high speed the water pump will do over 100 gpm. The radiator can't handle that.

I straightened the fins (they weren't too bad) and blew out some junk/dust, but I know it'd need to come out to do it right.

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

You have warning if a mechanical water pump is going out. Not so w an electric one.

Good point.

Originally Posted by Kevin

After marker rad and a modded stat will do you just fine

Yea, it sounds like those are two good steps in the right direction. I'll probably start with that and see how it does.

It's too bad they couldn't have done some type of blow off valve that only bled off enough to keep the pressure at a safe level but leaving most of the flow intact.

Thanks for the input.