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Re"First thing, don't buy the old wives tale about water pump pumping so fast that water piles up in the top tank before it can flow through the radiator."


One of the reason they sell water pump impellers with clipped ears is because it has been a reported issue of pushing water too fast thru the radiator and forcing it out the overflow. Search this board and read the number of times that this has been talked about.

You can only check with a meat thermometer if the water is over the baffle which it should not be anyway. I would suggest one of the hand held instant read types, the aim and press the button type.