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Originally Posted by talkingcars
Some nice engineering there - would like to know more about your water pump arrangment - have you dumped the O/E pump completly? What about the steering pump?
I was considering an electric pump and a shorter drive belt as my maestro doesn't have PAS and I've killed 2 pumps running it while dry.
I was thinking about the O/E arrangment today as I was watching the oil temp read out (only this and alternator output work on this lorry which is 15 yrs old and done over half a millon kilometers).
At initial start up does the O/E oil cooler act as an oil warmer as the coolant warms quicker than the oil?
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I removed the impellor from the pump and welded in a diversion plate to help direct water flow, has a little cut out in it to keep a water supply to the wet seal.
My power steering pump is still used and doesnt affect anything.
My oil cooler is oil to air with an 85degree thermostat, oil to water coolers should warm your oil and maintain its temp.