idragmazda

Whats going on all,

(i know your probably all tired of my questions lol) but i've got another question..


I am going to run the Davies Craig electric water pump, and have no heater and get rid of the factory thermostat (the system is electronically controlled). So I would like to know what ports on the thermostat cover and the water outlet cover can I block?

I assume I need the oil cooler bypass hose...but do I need the water bypass tube (the small one that runs across the front of the engine)? I swear i've seen some pics of some s2k motors without the water bypass tube but i could be wrong.

Also do I need the hose that connects the thermostat cover to the water outlet cover?

all the tubes that go elsewhere I am not worried about because I will be running ITB's and those will be gone...

Thanks for your help (again) ! haha


- depo

chris_barry

Put the electronic water pump in exactly the same place as the factory water pump and run it continuously. Retain the factory thermostat to regulate the temperature.

I've done a lot of installations with these pumps and find that the temperature controller setup has never worked satisfactorily. When the engine is warming up it only pulses the pump on for very short periods of time which isnt enough to flush hot spots in difficult areas of the head.

The F20C can be hard enough to bleed at the best of times.

If it was my car I would just run the factory pump.