Anyone have solution to intercooler pump always needing burped I have a Kenne Bell 2.8 lc

[Banshee06]

I put in a new intercooler pump and burped and it was pumping fine. I checked it every day 3 days in a row and it was working. Then I drive it watch my iat2 climb to 140 with no boost I 80 degree
Get home pump not working again . This happens all the time.
My intercooler pump also pumps through the liquid cooled Kenne Bell supercharger.

 

[Banshee06]

also would this make the engine run hotter, the cooling system on the engine seems to get hot when the outside temps go over 90?

 

[hotcobra03]

I'm not a fan of these pumps.
same here.new pump and it's hit and miss..

I have had 3 of these and on 4th now.

after trying to rebuild these,I have noticed on each only 1 brush burnt.

I think they do have upgrades now but cost isn't nice,

 

[01yellercobra]

Was there a bubble in the system that got dislodged? Or did you tap on the pump to get it working again?

The intercooler shouldn't affect the engine cooling. But a hot blower can radiate some heat I'm sure.

 

[Banshee06]

I just blow into the opening in the tank where the cap screws on till it starts flowing with the pump jumpered.

 

[Soap]

How do you have the lines routed?

--Joe

 

[hotcobra03]

Intercooler pump flow testing results - Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Forum

just stumbled on this older test done on pumps..

ours is in test..

 

[Banshee06]

How do you have the lines routed?

--Joe

Should be stock routing other than where the Kenne Bell lines splice into the lines

 

[Soap]

Should be stock routing other than where the Kenne Bell lines splice into the lines

How exactly does it splice in?

--Joe

 

[SecondhandSnake]

Just putting in my two cents-

The stock plumbing leaves a lot to be desired. The big problem is it's tough to get a good fill. Think about the filling process. You're pouring in the water, but the air comes up on the pressure side and gets trapped in the hose between the rising fill level and the intercooler. You could try and pull a vacuum from the intercooler to draw it out, but that can be a pain. The easiest way is putting some sort of vent/cap in the pressure line going to the intercooler. You can use one of the radiator flush kits that has a splice, clamps, and a cap, or if you're like me and went to a remote reservoir with no pressure cap, you can get a splice in filler neck with a pressure cap. You get a really good initial fill that way, and don't have to deal with the maddening air locking of the pump.

I'm also not a big fan of the Bosch pump as far as longevity goes. I've switched mine out for a Pierburg CWA-50 and I'll be seeing how that works in the future. It's a cheap upgrade that's quieter and flows better.

 

[GodStang]

How exactly does it splice in?

--Joe

This is how my old 2.8LC was plumed up. The big lines get place inline with system already there and then the two small lines get routed to the LC. Was not a fan of this so I did not do it this way for my 3.6LC.

 

[Soap]

Wait....how is that possible? That larger diameter line is all the same fluid flow path so both the smaller lines would also be the same flow path. Meaning there is no feed and return for the liquid cooled portion of the supercharger. You are just pushing fluid into the blower case then it gets stuck in there because there is no return line to the resevoir.

What am I missing here?

--Joe