Paulmitchell1984
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Hi guys
iv got my 1st v8 (3.9 efi) had it for about 6 month with various issues, but slowly getting there.
When I 1st got her she needed the head gasket doing so did the whole caboodle skim composite gaskets etc and she's been running fine for the last 4 months or so.
use lately (last 3/4 days) after stopping iv noticed she's been hissing and spitting quite abit.
Upon inspection the pipe coming fro the left of my rad (facing it front on) has a "Y" piece 1 splits to header other to engine block (from memory) and its this y piece that seems to keep leaking or giving up under pressure.
Now from reading various threads on various sites im getting a mix match of info, with the engine being from a 1992 disco should it have a pressurised header tank (black one with a pressure top) or a non pressurised one.
Also does any body know if a 2/300tdi rad is going to be enough to keep the old girl cool as from doing some digging around I think that this is what RAD is fitted rather than a v8 (no idea why)
She's only got the viscous fan to cool her I will be fitting electric this weekend.
sorry to ramble on abit, il summarise
1 - should it have a pressurised header tank (black one with a pressure top) or a non pressurised one white I believe.
2 - will a 2/300tdi rad be enough to keep the old girl cool
3 - also is there any diagrams that show the flow direction in which water should pass (or can somebody knock up a quick diag so I can check its all routed the right way)
iv got my 1st v8 (3.9 efi) had it for about 6 month with various issues, but slowly getting there.
When I 1st got her she needed the head gasket doing so did the whole caboodle skim composite gaskets etc and she's been running fine for the last 4 months or so.
use lately (last 3/4 days) after stopping iv noticed she's been hissing and spitting quite abit.
Upon inspection the pipe coming fro the left of my rad (facing it front on) has a "Y" piece 1 splits to header other to engine block (from memory) and its this y piece that seems to keep leaking or giving up under pressure.
Now from reading various threads on various sites im getting a mix match of info, with the engine being from a 1992 disco should it have a pressurised header tank (black one with a pressure top) or a non pressurised one.
Also does any body know if a 2/300tdi rad is going to be enough to keep the old girl cool as from doing some digging around I think that this is what RAD is fitted rather than a v8 (no idea why)
She's only got the viscous fan to cool her I will be fitting electric this weekend.
sorry to ramble on abit, il summarise
1 - should it have a pressurised header tank (black one with a pressure top) or a non pressurised one white I believe.
2 - will a 2/300tdi rad be enough to keep the old girl cool
3 - also is there any diagrams that show the flow direction in which water should pass (or can somebody knock up a quick diag so I can check its all routed the right way)
