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JustinP

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Does anyone know if you can buy an "off the shelf" water pump blanking plate? I will be trying an electric water pump setup and I need to block off the water pump area on the front of the block, but still allow the water to flow through.

Or does anyone in the Perth area have an old dead water pump they want to throw away that I could have? :action-smiley-069:

It might just be easiest for me to use an old water pump and grind off the pulley section and weld a plate over that. My water pump is cracked which is why I need another one!

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I am using this kit:

http://www.daviescraig.com.au/Electric_Water_Pumps-EWP115_Alloy___Controller_Combo__12V____PART_No_8050-details.aspx

The above controller will also be controlling 2 thermo fans which are mounted in an aluminium shroud which will be used with a 40mm alloy radiator. Will also be using an oil cooler.

I am really hoping I can make the electric setup work well!

Sorry, can't help directly with your question... What electric water pump are you going with?

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I would like to do that as it would maximise the clearance in front of the engine, but it looks to me like the water gallery behind that (in the block) might be a bit too small for sufficient water flow?

The water pumps have a cavity about a centimetre thick to allow the water to flow through, where as the cavity in the block is only a few millimetres deep at most.

That would be the ideal solution though, I will take another look at it when I get home.

Why not just trace the outline of your water pump onto a piece of plate, cut/drill, and bolt over the hole.. from memory nothing protudes from the block so a flat blanking plate should be fine.

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haha I did think of that. With the way the build is going I think I will be screwed anyway if I get pulled over.

Probably get pulled over and defected for running two turbos because a cop will have NFI what that thing is haha.

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You could just pull your existing or get a new pump and remove its impeller and refit it .

I think overall the standard mechanical fan is a good thing , needs no electricity to run and pulls lots of air all the time . Simple reliable effective .

I know people have a thing about elec fans but when they're not running it means less air through the radiator core . By the time they start the system is at a higher temp than it would have been if the std mechanical one was in place and then its a tail chase to get it back down again.

I can see some merit in an electric water pump but I'm still uncomfortable with the idea of trying to control water temp with varying pump speed .

I don't see major probs with the std cooling system if its in good condition - for road use . A seperate thermostatically controlled oil cooler would be better than the water cooling systems heat exchanger idea .

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