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Thanks for the input rusty. You are very right about other eyes. Every interested pair of eyes on the field has taken a look including 2 A&P and a couple other rotary enthusiasts. There don't seem to be any problems staring me in the face. I don't have it on this computer, but I did post a pic of my pump. Nothing special. I just lopped off the thermostat area from the first coolant sensor outward and had someone weld over the thermostat bypass then weld on a plate to which I bolt an AN-16 Fitting. This AN-16 fitting goes to the top of the RAD. An AN-20 fitting comes out of the bottom of the rad back up to the pump intake.
> goes to the drain fitting on the bottom of the RAD.
Dave, Take a look at the attached photos of a modified thermostat housing. Make
sure that the input and output sides of the housing were not left open to each
other when the housing was lopped off. If so coolent would just circulate in the
pump (path of least resistance) instead of the engine and radiator. IMHO
Kelly Troyer
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