Totally disagree.....do you know what the seal assembly is? What the bearing assembly is? The secret is the impeller design....do you know about water pumps other than a pix? Do you now the performance characteristics of one vs the other? Cost is not a factor in the decision......keeping the engine cool is .....google Flowkooler pumps ......it's all explained........but.....do whatever you want.....
I'm for saving a $ whenever I can. This is my hobby. I don't restore mopars for a living.
But why spend $$ for a pump, just to have to replace it later? You've saved nothing in $$ but waisted yourtime......surely there is something that provide better performance at a nominal cost..for the labor expended..how about upgrading the ignition system or transmission cooler or suspension parts, or the external lighting or redoing the wiring or sound system. Provide the best, most effective cooling system components and be $$$ ahead.....look down the road........not short term costs.....just my opinion.......
I'm a cheap skate. I can buy 6 rockauto pumps for the price of one flow kooler. Pump and I already have a flow kooler pump. And after seeing the similarity I had to post pictures to help other car enthusiasts on a budget. Sincerely, Tony.
Your statement is of a personal nature not actual knowledge.....moves "plenty of coolant" means nothing....how many gallons per minute? It's like saying, how high is up.....
Go to the FLOWKOOLER (and that's FK to the uneducated) web site and all your questions will be answered. I did....or CALL them ......try it, as an actual learning experience......and when you do, why don't you share your knowledge with/thru documentation rather excerpts from some ancient copyrighted publication (without credit given) of unknown origins. Perhaps, you don't understand the process of fluid dynamics relating to centrifugal pumps. An excellent source of the information is: Goulds Pump Manual....presented simply in a manor that even you could understand...its on line and free...terms like: velocity head, friction head, static head, cavitation, specific gravity of the pumpage, gallons/minute, suction pressure, suction head, etc.,are all explained........or in your "shorthand" termononology........IJDGAFWYS......
Your term...."quite substantial" is the same as b4: "plenty of coolant".....still means nothing....how many gallons of coolant is being moved? You state temperatures but not volumes or ambient temperatures.....in fact, you're moving heat...in terms of Btu/hr per gallon of coolant at a yet to be determined velocity and pressure... I guess the term: "quite substantial and plenty of coolant" is the same as being a little pregnant or some other similar term........you're telling your audience nothing.....or show us your heat balance/flow calcs.......oh well..........????
NOTED.....I appreciate the correction .....I'll endeavor to get it correct the next time.....
In Illinois, delivered pump volume and octane level is Certified by the State on a bi-weekly basis to be true and accurate....every brand and retailer...no exceptions. Obviously the price/gallon is constantly changing due to oil prices. The length of time to fill/refill the Escalade (35 gallon tank) is determined by remaining amount in the tank...but on average it takes ~ 13 minutes at a delivered volume of approximately 0.5 gallons/minute due to flow limiting pump nozzle to avoid splash back and over filling........I've answered your question....now answer mine.....what does "quite substantial and plenty of coolant" mean?? In terms of volume and velocities....if you don't know how to do the calcs...that's ok....just say so........
I don't know and if I did I wouldn't bother because the system is working as intended by the manufacturer.
