It has been running but its not circulating water. Discovered I got two hoses on wrong pump connections.
Going to re do the cooling system as I got rid of the thermostat I can now ditch one of the smaller pipes. That one circulates the water through engine before stat opens. Ideally i'll turn the outlet housing 180 deg to get a better hose run and make it easier to get air out.
Bigger disaster was while running it the starter kicked in, hit the kill switch which stopped it firing but it was still cranking, turned ign off but still cranking. Cranked itself flat before I could get to a battery lead.
Starter solenoid must have welded itself on. Suspect cheap aftermarket solenoid, may be under specified.
Ordered KTM replacement. Fortunately new Li Ion battery recovered with a charge.
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