Quik Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 That answer the question I just had... SS_bnoon_SS had said to let the coolant free flow and have the pump be wired to come on at the right temperatures (which was what I thought was the correct application of these things), but I had also heard about the whole warpage issues... Since water pumps are rated to a certain number of hours, wouldn't running it all the time shorten the life of it? I realize the difference between running when truck is on vs when truck is hot is like spare change, but even that adds up... So if I does this, can anyone tell me the meizere or equivalent part number and whatever else I need (part wise) for install? Thanks everyone for answering my questions... i was also concerned about this as well. if you ran it every single minute for 2 solid years. then yes it needs rebuilt. but on average with these with normal amount of driving youll have about 4-5 yrs atleast...now that varies on how you drive with mileage and etc. also they have rebuild kits for cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quik Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 i just bought a 30amp relay and wired it up. so youll need four water pump gaskets and a 30amp relay thats all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_bnoon_SS Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 (edited) That answer the question I just had... SS_bnoon_SS had said to let the coolant free flow and have the pump be wired to come on at the right temperatures (which was what I thought was the correct application of these things), but I had also heard about the whole warpage issues... Since water pumps are rated to a certain number of hours, wouldn't running it all the time shorten the life of it? I realize the difference between running when truck is on vs when truck is hot is like spare change, but even that adds up... So if I does this, can anyone tell me the meizere or equivalent part number and whatever else I need (part wise) for install? Thanks everyone for answering my questions... I've only ever run electric water pumps off of progressive controllers. With progressive controllers, you don't run a T-stat because it shortens the life of the pump. With on/off or high/low switches running the pump, you have to run a stat with holes in it like Quik mentioned. i run a EWP. yes its pricey. my accesories are Fbodys tho. one guy on PT.net used one but he used 2 sets of gaskets so it would be spaced out far enough to run truck accesories belt routing is the same as a stock pump. Belt routing isn't like stock if you're running the truck accessories. You either have to relocate the idler pulley with a Speartech (or custom made) bracket, or run car accessories, in order to clear the front/upper coolant tube. Edited August 14, 2007 by SS_bnoon_SS (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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