Is this the original radiator?
You might try a flush from the auto parts store, sometimes the crud built up inside the radiator just will not come out, then you might be looking for a new radiator. Nowadays they are aluminum in a plastic shell, many are $120.00 or less.
I change my thermostats once a year just as super preventative maintenance. At present, this not sound like your issue.
With your heat on (heater core, basically a small radiator) this may be compensating for an inefficient radiator.
Insure your cooling fan is working for the radiator. I have no idea what was involved in your fuel pump modification, maybe something they did knocked a connector loose or blew a fuse. It might be that they disabled the fan tying into a wire.
As far as your fuel pump turned on manually, not a good idea! Who is going to turn it off when you have an accident and it is steady feeding a fire!
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-overheating-or-running-hot
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Thursday, August 30th, 2018 AT 4:21 PM