Mr Zig Snap!

[Mr Tank]

Hi Mark

Funny thing we are both doing similar work on cars at present!

I have just replaced my water pump, thermostat, and had the rad recored!

Pic is before fitting of engine fan and rad, (Before the rain came down) as you can see they other fan is mounted on the body not the rad! I could also do with a new knob for my fan control!







I will post up pic when I finish, hopefully today, just depends on the weather.

Andy

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Andy..How did you get on with the thermostat housing?..I had to put longer bolts through mine as the thread ripped out of the new rear housing..(I think i need a torque wrench)..The body mounted fan is a good idea but mine has a shroud around it that would be too bulky, I have been sent four metal strips with holes in by demon tweeks and all i need to do is cut them to length and fit them in each corner of the fan then to each hole on the rad..Hopefully i should get my rad back tomorrow and i can get on with fitting it all back together..weather permitting..Cheers..Ziga

[Solitude]

Mmm, i think your reply has sexual undertones Zig, and therefore is in danger of being "outed".
In future use lots more tech talk and write the word wedge more frequently !!

Gav ("The post Nazi")

[mrzigazaga]

mrzigazaga said:

Hi Andy..How did you get ripped out of the rear..The body is a good idea but mine has a shroud around it that would be too bulky, I strip with tweeks and all i need is length in each hole ..i should get my fitting to..Cheers..Ziga

Its your dirty mind mate..But i do see what you mean..

[Mr Tank]

mrzigazaga said:

Hi Andy..How did you get on with the thermostat housing?..I had to put longer bolts through mine as the thread ripped out of the new rear housing..(I think i need a torque wrench.) Cheers..Ziga

Mark

No problem used a second hand housing (Original had one striped hole) and new original bolts, no problems!

Rain stoped play today so hopefuly will have it sorted in the next few days. Hopefuly by weekend as she is going to the last show of the year in Bishop Stortford on Sunday!

Andy

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Mate..I meant to ask as well what the large pipe coming out of the sensor plate cap is going to?..Mine was capper off..Cheers..Ziga

[Mr Tank]

Mark

The pipe I think you are talking about goes to the heater! (I presume its this photo you are looking at. )

I will check tomorrow to be 100%

O! has your car got one or two Heater fans?

Andy

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Andy..Im talking about this one coming from the cap on the metering head..If you are talking about Cooling fans then i only have the one which is the kenlowe attached to the rad..Cheers..Ziga

[Mr Tank]

Mark

The big pipe goes to a valve in the side of the air fiter box and is electricaly controled, don't ask me how or why no idea!

Ref fans I said heater fans, i.e. how many do you have on your heater, but as this was concerning the water pipe in the other pic, it's now not relevant!

Andy

[Mr Tank]

Mark

Back to the thermostat housing and bolts striping the rear housing, what bolts/threads did you use?

Andy

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Andy..I initially used the original bolts but had to replace two of them with slightly longer ones that were M6 i think with washers and nuts as they stripped the thread from the new housing..The thermostat had been fitted with a rubber seal sitting on the front side of the thermostat by the ford guy and thats why i had such a job stopping it from leaking and over tightening as it wouldnt seal properly...When i replaced the thermostat it came with a rubber seal that sits around the edge of the thermostat which sat better in the seat of the housing and didnt need to be as tight...Cheers..Ziga