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heres nicks blown chim 
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heres my wedge
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tvr_9_march 34 by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickrheres my wedge
Untitled by Brundall Motorsport, on FlickrEngineer1949 said:
heres nicks blown chim tvr_9_march 34 by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickr
heres my wedgeUntitled by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickr
Is that RAL 2003?tvr_9_march 34 by Brundall Motorsport, on Flickrheres my wedge
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to look at it 
That's one seriously sorted engine and bay.
One question if I may Simon
You have a T piece situated on the pipe going from swirl pot to expansion bottle
Does the pipe leading off it go to the inlet manifold and connect to where the bleed pipe is.
Self bleeding by the look of that,, or I'm miles off
Very interesting things going on with your pipes
One question if I may Simon
You have a T piece situated on the pipe going from swirl pot to expansion bottle
Does the pipe leading off it go to the inlet manifold and connect to where the bleed pipe is.
Self bleeding by the look of that,, or I'm miles off
Very interesting things going on with your pipes
Thanks for the comments chaps 
the plumbing you refer to does vent the rear of the cylinder heads but it also reduces the chance of slow moving coolant due to poor circulation being furthest away from the water pump and all, dont appear to slow warming up either although its on the wrong side of the stat initially until stat open's, as for bleeding whats that? 
makes things very easy also helped by the heater loop/stat bypass pipes under the intake rather than over 
the plumbing you refer to does vent the rear of the cylinder heads but it also reduces the chance of slow moving coolant due to poor circulation being furthest away from the water pump and all, dont appear to slow warming up either although its on the wrong side of the stat initially until stat open's, as for bleeding whats that? makes things very easy also helped by the heater loop/stat bypass pipes under the intake rather than over Edited by Sardonicus on Tuesday 18th April 09:56
Sardonicus said:
Thanks for the comments chaps the plumbing you refer to does vent the rear of the cylinder heads but it also reduces the chance of slow moving coolant due to poor circulation being furthest away from the water pump and all, dont appear to slow warming up either although its on the wrong side of the stat initially until stat open's, as for bleeding whats that? makes things very easy also helped by the heater loop/stat bypass pipes under the intake rather than over
There's Tvr's and then there's Tvr's the plumbing you refer to does vent the rear of the cylinder heads but it also reduces the chance of slow moving coolant due to poor circulation being furthest away from the water pump and all, dont appear to slow warming up either although its on the wrong side of the stat initially until stat open's, as for bleeding whats that? makes things very easy also helped by the heater loop/stat bypass pipes under the intake rather than over Edited by Sardonicus on Tuesday 18th April 09:56
I've been trying to locate some brain cells and consider your clever idea/trick
I've read about the problems at the rear of the heads etc so fully understand your thinking
I've been confused thinking hot water under pressure and reduced hose size would force water into the expansion tank but the water pump is turning so forcing the flow through swirl pot into rad and on, so that water will be drawn into the system the same way,,, is that correct theory?
I'm not confident enough to drill and tap holes with my cheap taps but I'd be happy to get someone to do that part for me.
For those that wish to know
The correct way to bleed these cars or the way I've seen a Tvr experts do it is to connect the bleed pipe on the manifold to the same water jug that's screwed into your swirl pot so any trapped air can bleed directly out from from it. Gets rid of any air up the top there quicker and more efficiently I'd imagine.
This pipe looks like an installed version, genious
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