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Sprint East
Thanks for the link! Can you (or anyone) point me to a suitable source for a replacement Electric Pump - what additional wiring is there, and is this supply from the fuse box or elsewhere?
Thanks again
Ian
I got mine from Stag specialists EJ Ward
http://www.ejward.co.uk/electronic-wate ... p5838.html Budget on about £300 for pump, controller, bung and tube. The pump comes with a straight and a 90 deg adapter tail, I bought an additional straight adapter for the pump to avoid turning the flow through two 90 deg turns, if you do this it replaces the elbow part of the bottom hose and no extra hoses are needed unless you decide to boost the heater circuit.
You need to supply a constant unfused +12v (there is an inline fuse) and an ignition switched +12v, both of these I took from the fusebox. You also need a 20mm hole in the bulkhead to get the connector through.
Controller fitting Instructions
https://www.daviescraig.com.au/Images/E ... -In%29.pdf
It is worth saying that you do really need the controller unit. I have heard of people just buying the pump and connecting it directly to +12v or +6v via a ignition ballast resistor but I would advise against this as you will overcool your engine unless you leave the thermostat in which will impede the flow and put more stress on the pump motor.
Its true of course that if it fails you have a problem but the controller does come with a remotely mountable warning light that will come on if the pump fails or there is a fault in the wiring and to replace one you just need to drain down and loosen two hose clips, a 20 minute job.