My Edlebrock water pump does have the bypass circulation hole in it. I think that the bypass hole is what allowed me to use my water pump arbor and drill to circulate coolant and purge the air from the engine. But for that to happen I first had to get enough coolant into the engine by venting air at the drain cocks I put in the block to hear it slosh around when I turned the water pump by hand.
Steve
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