117 replies to this topic

[Deanios]

hope so then all the hard work and time will feel worth it,
flywheel now bolted up,just need to get clutch lined up ready for the gearbox,
hopefully going back in the car at the weekend,
fingers crossed!

[Deanios]

does anybody have any pics of how the radiator is plumbed in and which hoses go where?
i want to make sure i get this right

[charie t]

I've taken the pipe from cylinder head to the top of radiator, pipe from thermostat to bottom. Same as the rovers design

[Deanios]

ok great thanks,
thats roughly how i had it piped up when i had the other engine in,
im sure they will be lots more questions ill need answering as i go along,
cheers

[Deanios]

yeeeeehhhhaaaaaaaaaa she runs sweet, finally got some out of all the hard work,was getting a bit did heartened with it,
can crack on tidying the loom etc up now,
now where to put the radiator!

[samsfern]

Yep, top radiator hose to the cylinder head, bottom radiator hose to the metal pipe that goes across the gearbox, and to the thermostat housing at the back of the engine.

[AGoaty]

Make sure the top of radiator is lower than the expansion tank MAX point!

[Deanios]

thanks for that info agoaty,what radiator have you used,im still struggling for a decent position?

[AGoaty]

I used the standard Mini radiator, mounted backwards. Bottom hose has a 180 degree bend pipe from the front of a Rover 400 and top pipe is from the Rover 200 I had for my donor car.

Use a cap without a spring so that coolant can return to the tank, and pipe it up as it was in the original car (or copy mine).



It works well but I still need to fit a fan. I've done 2000 miles without one though and it's never got hot. Not even when it leaked at MITP.

[Deanios]

nice one thanks,just realised your quite local to me,
might have to check yours out to make sure i get this radiator right!

[Deanios]

is that top pipe on the expansion going to the inlet manifold and where have you piped your heater in to the system?

[charie t]

is that top pipe on the expansion going to the inlet manifold and where have you piped your heater in to the system?

Yes they go to the inlet, there is a take of pipe there

[Deanios]

thought it was,ive got mine on there but no rad as yet,lol
might have to use the old mini one

[AGoaty]

is that top pipe on the expansion going to the inlet manifold and where have you piped your heater in to the system?

There is a small pipe from the inlet manifold to expansion tank, so yes to that. The heater take off is lower down the back of the engine block.

It is tight but you want the biggest radiator you can for the job.

I made brackets from 15mm x 3mm steel bar and twisted and shaped it to make it fit.

A few people use the Mini MPi radiator but it's much smaller. Easier to fit, but maybe only just up to the job.

Edited by AGoaty, 04 December 2012 - 07:51 PM.

[AGoaty]

Just seen your very local to me! If you like I'll come over and have a look how your getting on.

Might take you for a spin too if you like....