Small Block Chevy Water Pump Bypass Hole at Phoebe Mac blog

Small Block Chevy Water Pump Bypass Hole. This simple fix should provide sufficient bypass and in most cases the thermostat will respond as well or better than using. In the chevy small block, there's two water holes on the passenger side of the engine block where the water pump should be. The hole connects to the input side. Hey don, my electric water pump does not cover up this hole. In the instructions it says to drill and tap for a pipe plug to block it. On the passenger side of the engine there is a lower hole on the water pump outlet on the block. It's the bottom hole on the right. Reworking a small block's bypass system can pay off with improved cooling. As i recall, the typical sbc doesn't use a hose for a bypass, there's a bypass built into the block. Just finished up a small block 406 and was thinking about plugging the little bypass hole in the water pump to aid low speed cooling. The bypass is internal, on the passenger side of the pump where it bolts to the block there is a third hole about the same size. Under normal circumstances, when an engine is cold, a bypass in the water pump housing allows.

In the instructions it says to drill and tap for a pipe plug to block it. The hole connects to the input side. Reworking a small block's bypass system can pay off with improved cooling. On the passenger side of the engine there is a lower hole on the water pump outlet on the block. Under normal circumstances, when an engine is cold, a bypass in the water pump housing allows. In the chevy small block, there's two water holes on the passenger side of the engine block where the water pump should be. The bypass is internal, on the passenger side of the pump where it bolts to the block there is a third hole about the same size. It's the bottom hole on the right. This simple fix should provide sufficient bypass and in most cases the thermostat will respond as well or better than using. Just finished up a small block 406 and was thinking about plugging the little bypass hole in the water pump to aid low speed cooling.

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Small Block Chevy Water Pump Bypass Hole As i recall, the typical sbc doesn't use a hose for a bypass, there's a bypass built into the block. Hey don, my electric water pump does not cover up this hole. Just finished up a small block 406 and was thinking about plugging the little bypass hole in the water pump to aid low speed cooling. In the instructions it says to drill and tap for a pipe plug to block it. Reworking a small block's bypass system can pay off with improved cooling. The bypass is internal, on the passenger side of the pump where it bolts to the block there is a third hole about the same size. Under normal circumstances, when an engine is cold, a bypass in the water pump housing allows. In the chevy small block, there's two water holes on the passenger side of the engine block where the water pump should be. It's the bottom hole on the right. As i recall, the typical sbc doesn't use a hose for a bypass, there's a bypass built into the block. The hole connects to the input side. On the passenger side of the engine there is a lower hole on the water pump outlet on the block. This simple fix should provide sufficient bypass and in most cases the thermostat will respond as well or better than using.