How to Always on Electric Coolant Pump SRT
Re: How to Always on Electric Coolant Pump SRT
I picked up 14V on my fuse (Fuse 23 on the SLK32) as soon as I turn the ignition on. I cant imagine it but the switch wouldn't be on the earth. Still trying to decipher the wiring diags.
Re: How to Always on Electric Coolant Pump SRT
If you're trying to do it in the driveway, then it needs to be in drive and brake torqued to that RPM to kick in. What I like about having an IC fill tank is being able to open the cap and see the flow, and stick the pinky in and not get burned; even after a hard run on the road course.
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Waldig says the pump runs full time after it has ran once.
If you checked my video, the pump starts at about 1300 rpm and stays ON as long as the car runs. The supercharger clutch drops out when you come to a stop or coast 20 - 30 seconds, but he pump stays on all the time.
I had put a LED on the pump for the video to prove this to some of the skeptics.
Rev the motor to 1300+ or drive a tiny bit and it starts to never stop till the key is off.
Woody
I had put a LED on the pump for the video to prove this to some of the skeptics.
Rev the motor to 1300+ or drive a tiny bit and it starts to never stop till the key is off.
Woody
Re: How to Always on Electric Coolant Pump SRT
No, you won't see it moving. You have isolated the two systems, and the coolant no longer mixes w/ the stock coolant reservoir, unless you open the valves. A nifty way to have a separate fill tank for the IC, and actually SEE the coolant flow, can be seen at my gallery pic.'s (see IC spit tank mod.)
Re: How to Always on Electric Coolant Pump SRT
No, you won't see it moving. You have isolated the two systems, and the coolant no longer mixes w/ the stock coolant reservoir, unless you open the valves. A nifty way to have a separate fill tank for the IC, and actually SEE the coolant flow, can be seen at my gallery pic.'s (see IC spit tank mod.)
Re: How to Always on Electric Coolant Pump SRT
No, you won't see it moving. You have isolated the two systems, and the coolant no longer mixes w/ the stock coolant reservoir, unless you open the valves. A nifty way to have a separate fill tank for the IC, and actually SEE the coolant flow, can be seen at my gallery pic.'s (see IC spit tank mod.)
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Correct. If you do see movement in the stock tank, it is because of the water pump, not the IC pump. And not sure about a "how to" on the "spit tank". Study the pic.'s carefully. The little tank can be gotten used on E-Bay perhaps; that's how I acquired mine. It is a BMW power steering reservoir. I got the idea from another member "Tunaglove" a few years back. If you decide to do this, and have any questions, you can P.M. me. And 180 is right about your need for the always on mod.
Last edited by dinasrt; 12-12-2016 at 11:40 AM.
Re: How to Always on Electric Coolant Pump SRT
Correct. If you do see movement in the stock tank, it is because of the water pump, not the IC pump. And not sure about a "how to" on the "spit tank". Study the pic.'s carefully. The little tank can be gotten used on E-Bay perhaps; that's how I acquired mine. It is a BMW power steering reservoir. I got the idea from another member "Tunaglove" a few years back. If you decide to do this, and have any questions, you can P.M. me. And 180 is right about your need for the always on mod.
Re: How to Always on Electric Coolant Pump SRT
No, you won't see it moving. You have isolated the two systems, and the coolant no longer mixes w/ the stock coolant reservoir, unless you open the valves. A nifty way to have a separate fill tank for the IC, and actually SEE the coolant flow, can be seen at my gallery pic.'s (see IC spit tank mod.)
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Re: How to Always on Electric Coolant Pump SRT
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Seems to me to be s mod that has practically no benefit at all, by the time you get around to noticing no coolant movement you will have noticed that the car has lost its pep.
Do as you want but modifying for the sake of doing something to the car seems pointless to many.
You probably has the old pump, the 010 pump seems reliable.
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Last edited by dinasrt; 12-13-2016 at 12:45 AM.
Re: How to Always on Electric Coolant Pump SRT
You still don't need the always on mod; you just need to SEE the flow. The additional reservoir allows you to not only SEE the flow, but allows you to have completely different coolant fills, and you can easily check the IC circuit fill level to see if your IC is starting to leak. I run a 75/25 fill in the main engine coolant circuit year round as we rarely see 33deg.'s here. And in the IC circuit I run distilled water and a bottle of water wetter from Rob.
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What I actually add to my distilled water in the intercooler system is "Chill Charger" for water to air Intercoolers. I'm not certain how this differs from other water wetters, but the claims are: Protects Core. Prevents: core corrosion, electrolysis, and mineral buildup. Some water wetters simply eliminate the surface tension of the water. Hopefully the "Chill Charger" adds the necessary additives for their claimed protection.
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Old thread I know, is there a way to look at intake temperature or IC temp via some OBDII live data to see exactly how much extra cooling is provided with an always on or a totally separated coolant system?
Where I am going with this is could it be possible to pump the coolant through the small OEM intercooler radiator so fast it can't completely cool the liquid? Meaning if the coolant goes through the radiator so fast there isn't time to take the heat out because it's passing by the fins too fast to cool. And, if so, what IS the optimum gallons per minute flow for optimum cooling?
Yea, I'm a numbers and details type person.
Where I am going with this is could it be possible to pump the coolant through the small OEM intercooler radiator so fast it can't completely cool the liquid? Meaning if the coolant goes through the radiator so fast there isn't time to take the heat out because it's passing by the fins too fast to cool. And, if so, what IS the optimum gallons per minute flow for optimum cooling?
Yea, I'm a numbers and details type person.
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