stuleah
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| posted on 18/9/09 at 07:27 PM |
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help with radiator zetec
hi all, i am running a ford zetec e mondeo engine with a honda civic radiator. the zetec rad is a sealed unit with a pressurised header tank, where as
the honda rad is conventional rad with more like an overflow type header tank (hope you understand).
will this make any difference or am i better off getting the honda rad cap welded up and use a pressurised tank?
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coozer
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| posted on 18/9/09 at 08:08 PM |
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Tank needs to be run into the bottom hose (not common with the bypass) and seal the rad, unless it has a top breather that you can run to the top of
the header.
Zetec runs an expansion/fill tank, the breather ensures all ir is expelled acting as a bleed, if you get my drift
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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stuleah
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| posted on 18/9/09 at 08:30 PM |
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thats what i thought, thanks for that.
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coozer
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| posted on 18/9/09 at 08:41 PM |
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Just knocked up a diagram for ya..
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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stuleah
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| posted on 18/9/09 at 09:13 PM |
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your a star, cheers
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Chippy
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| posted on 18/9/09 at 09:59 PM |
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You don't need to solder up the rad cap, just get a blank cap, that has no pressure release fitted to it, and then use the overflow fitting as
your top blead on the rad. If you understand what I mean, HTH Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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