badermatic wrote:
Hey folks,
I have a question for you. I am experiencing some overheating issues.... again. I know I have a corvette water pump installed (see page 3). I understand, just recently, that some of these corvette pumps are actually supposed to turn in a counter-clockwise direction (i.e., in reverse). Is it possible that I have one of these and that this feature could be causing a slower, ineffective flow? Would a corvette pump designed to run in reverse actually work in a clockwise direction??
Hmmm.....
ordinarily, centrifugal-style pumps are designed such that the impeller and volute (that's the path outward on the pump, usually designed with an expanding diameter along its path) are designed to work together, with the impeller spinning in one particular direction to pressurize and force whatever fluid being pumped out the volute, in the direction of the volute's expanding internal diameter. spinning the impeller in the opposite direction, while still pressurizing the fluid within the housing, would be forcing it in the opposite direction of the volute's path. the pumped fluid would still exit the volute due to the pressurization, but its flow would be much less efficient.
here's a grain of salt to take with that.
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The B-3 build log:
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=13941 unfortunately, all the pictures were lost in the massive server crash
The beginnings of the Jag Special,
https://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=19012Again, all pictures were lost.