rallyingden
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| posted on 6/10/09 at 09:16 AM |
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Heater Feed / Return pipes
Hi getting to the plumbing stage and was wondering what to do with the feed from the engine, pinto, to the heater and the return.
Can I just blank them off at the cylinder head and water pump connections, don't really want to run a hose from pump to head.
RD 
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tegwin
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| posted on 6/10/09 at 09:29 AM |
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Are the heater connections for the pinto not on the inlet manifold and the pump?
But yes, you could just blank them off, or connect them together...
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rallyingden
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| posted on 6/10/09 at 09:31 AM |
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Yeah the connection is on manifold but that is only a port to the cylinder head.
Just bothered about the result of losing "some" flow.
Cheers
RD
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tegwin
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| posted on 6/10/09 at 09:43 AM |
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I cant see how that would be an issue...
I have a heater valve on my heating circuit and it spends most of its time closed... it has a tiny tiny bypass duct in it that is about the size of
a matchstick.....
Other than that, its closed... and I cant see it passes that much water
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AndyGT
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| posted on 6/10/09 at 09:56 AM |
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but the air trapped MAY be an issue.... ...maybe blank the manifold and use a bleed valve or something to get rid of most if the air?
nothing is impossible
everything is possible
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britishtrident
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| posted on 6/10/09 at 10:51 AM |
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Ford Pinto heaters were air blending heaters the coolant flows constantly though them acting as the by-pass cooling circuit. You must
have the by-pass circuit connected
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rallyingden
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| posted on 6/10/09 at 11:06 AM |
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MMmmm Thats what was worrying me, wasn't sure how the coolant would flow round the cylinder head as the only way in & out with the heater
circuit blocked would be the block to head ports.
Pipe to water pump it is then.
Cheers
RD
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tegwin
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| posted on 6/10/09 at 01:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Ford Pinto heaters were air blending heaters the coolant flows constantly though them acting as the by-pass cooling circuit. You must
have the by-pass circuit connected
Hmm... looks like I need to go re-plumb my engine then
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