Meziere water pump

I run the meziere pump for several years now in my Scamp. I have not had any issues. I do run a thermostat. I really like having it set up on a manual switch. I can cool my car down on hot days at the track with electric fans. You can see part of the pump in the picture.

I was going to do the same, run it to a toggle to be able to control it, also would it be best to wire the electric fan to a toggle or a sensor to come on/off at certain temps?