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Old 01-25-2022, 03:18 PM
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Default Electric water pump

Question on Electric water pump. I installed one on our 505 cu in. I wondering what the consensus is in regards to leaving the thermostat in? I'm running a 160 deg thermostat.
A racer friend say to remove the thermostat or it would burn out the pump.
My thinking is would be nice to leave thermostat in so engine warms up quicker and we can always cool it down at the track to 160 with pump and fans. We do run electric fans. I do have some of the thermostat restriction plates to try also.



Thanks in advance for any advice.

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