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[mini_dave]

I wanted to fit my manifold and exhaust today, but after reading the haynes manual it says you need to drain the radiator, ive been having a look and because mine is a spi it doesnt have a drain plug, is there any other way of getting the bottom radiator hose? To take the manifold off do you have to take the inlet manifold off, and is the trottle body attacted to this? Will the ultimate engine steady get in the way.

Thanks.

[JTBob]

If you have an SPi, you can remove the front grill and unscrew the temperature sensor (lower front of radiator). To keep the coolant from splashing all over the place, I hold a plastic bag with the end cut off over the hole.

Yes, you'll need to remove the intake manifold to get the exhaust manifold off, meaning the throttle cable, fuel lines and coolant hoses will need to come off (remember where they go).

Cheers,
JT

I wanted to fit my manifold and exhaust today, but after reading the haynes manual it says you need to drain the radiator, ive been having a look and because mine is a spi it doesnt have a drain plug, is there any other way of getting the bottom radiator hose? To take the manifold off do you have to take the inlet manifold off, and is the trottle body attacted to this? Will the ultimate engine steady get in the way.

Thanks.

[mini_dave]

So can i drain the coolent from the temp sensor or will this just relave any preasure?

[Dan]

There won't be any pressure because you won't be doing it while the coolant is hot. It will happily drain out of that hole.

There will be pressure in the fuel system though so disconnect it properly if you have to and don't break the hose couplings.