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Coolant pump addition to my vegistroke

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I was seeing lower than comfortable coolant temps in the return coolant loop so i did a little research and decided to add this little mercedes aux coolant pump. Apperantly on the 6.0s, the coolant flow is less than with the 7.3s - or at least thats what i am hearing from other 6.0 conversion owners. The coolant loop is taped in where the feed line to the hater comes off the water pump and returns to the line going to the de gas bottle. The loop runs back to the tank, thryough the tank and returns to the engine bay so there is a fair amount of hose in which to loose heat through if the flow is to slow.
I paid i think 60 bucks for the pump from Mercededsource dot com
You can see its pretty small.


I removed the inercooler pipe to the turbo to gain access to the coolant "t". Disconected the loop connection to the "t".

The inlet and outlet on the pump form a 90 so this worked well for this location.
I added 5" of hose to the inlet from the "t".




I have no heat loss in the loop now so my vegi tank and Module are staying much warmer.
I cut the plug off this pump and ran a ground to a nearby bolt and ran the other wire to a switch in the cab and powered it off a keyed 12v source so The switch will be to turn it off in the summer when heat is n ot an issue, the rest of the time the switch is left on and it comes on with the ignition.
I tested this pump before instal and it pumped a 5 gallon bucket empty in 2 minutes so it is moving coolant alot facter than before keeping the heat up.
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fitting?

I snagged one of the mercedes ones in Clay's link a few months ago and it was a little over $50 with shipping. Sorry they caught on to the deal.

My problem and why its still sitting on my shop bench not in use is that I have 1/2" coolant lines to the veg system and wanted to install this next to my tank in the bed. This particular pump is 5/8" male inlet/outlet. Does anyone know of a 1/2" to 5/8" rubber fitting that will simplify install. 1/2" male to 5/8" female? Maybe a rubber fitting made to fit either 1/2" or 5/8" depending on how far its slid on? Confusing part to ask for.

Thanks
I've got one on my E350 Van 7.3. The last one I had didn't have one. It took about 20min or so in the winter to heat up. Now with the mercedes pump the system takes about 5 min. to get heated up to switch. Defiantly worth the money. Switch faster use less diesel = less $$ at the pump
I snagged one of the mercedes ones in Clay's link a few months ago and it was a little over $50 with shipping. Sorry they caught on to the deal.

My problem and why its still sitting on my shop bench not in use is that I have 1/2" coolant lines to the veg system and wanted to install this next to my tank in the bed. This particular pump is 5/8" male inlet/outlet. Does anyone know of a 1/2" to 5/8" rubber fitting that will simplify install. 1/2" male to 5/8" female? Maybe a rubber fitting made to fit either 1/2" or 5/8" depending on how far its slid on? Confusing part to ask for.

Thanks
Yo Rig, you can getcha one of these...

http://www.amazon.com/Midland-Plastic-Hose-Barb-REDUCER/dp/B0016ZBVHO
Clay, do you have the old pictures still?? I can't see them anymore. I'm trying to plan out my system, and they would help. There aren't a lot of pictures online of 6.0 conversions.
Clay, do you have the old pictures still?? I can't see them anymore. I'm trying to plan out my system, and they would help. There aren't a lot of pictures online of 6.0 conversions.
where is Charlottesville?
where is Charlottesville?
Central Virginia; UVA is here, Monticello, Thomas Jefferson, etc.
Clay, do you have the old pictures still?? I can't see them anymore. I'm trying to plan out my system, and they would help. There aren't a lot of pictures online of 6.0 conversions.
Not sure but go here and sign up and you'll find lotsa info and pics.
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