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Originally Posted by MkVer
I wonder if you could put a solenoid controlled bypass line in so at highway speeds the pump pretty much free spins.....
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When you are driving straight and not using any power assist they pretty much free spin.
This power requirement that I measured is pretty much what you get with the inefficiencies of the pump just pushing the fluid around.
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