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Jeze2903
5th August 2010, 09:37 AM
Having trouble with finding a suitable route for the lower radiator-engine hose on my 1.8 CVH engine. Does anyone have any pics??

HandyAndy
5th August 2010, 07:40 PM
I haven,t got any photos of the lower hose route but I can take some tomorrow morning if that helps ?

I forgot to ask....which Rad are you using?

cheers
andy

Jeze2903
5th August 2010, 08:17 PM
Hi, I'm using a Clio rad, and already routed the hose up over the chassis rails but I think it's too high as water doesn't circulate.
If you could take a pic that would be great :)

HandyAndy
5th August 2010, 08:31 PM
I,m using a Polo rad, so not sure what the inlet/outlet positions are on a clio rad, but I,ll take some pics in the morning & post up on here.

May i ask, what have you done with the heater hose connections? have you looped them in the return flow direction? just trying to work out why yours isn,t circulating etc.

cheers
andy

Jeze2903
5th August 2010, 09:04 PM
Hi Andy, Ive looped the heater hose from the auto choke to the tee with the bottom hose connection on the L/H side of the engine, if that makes sense. The water flows through this pipe fine, but not through the rad :confused:

HandyAndy
5th August 2010, 09:16 PM
Hi Andy, Ive looped the heater hose from the auto choke to the tee with the bottom hose connection on the L/H side of the engine, if that makes sense. The water flows through this pipe fine, but not through the rad :confused:

Yep, makes sense as thats how I did mine too :)

hmmm , no idea why its not flowing thru the rad either :confused:

I,ll post the pics tomorrow, see if that helps in some little way.

cheers
andy

londonsean69
5th August 2010, 09:16 PM
Andy, I've got a polo rad, but it's totally bare, any chance you could get a few pics of yours, uncluding the thermostat housing

HandyAndy
5th August 2010, 09:25 PM
Andy, I've got a polo rad, but it's totally bare, any chance you could get a few pics of yours, uncluding the thermostat housing

sure no prob :)

ps... what do you mean "its totally bare" ?

cheers
andy

londonsean69
5th August 2010, 09:34 PM
sure no prob :)

ps... what do you mean "its totally bare" ?

cheers
andy

No thermostat or thermostat housing, just want to see what parts I need to order up. Sorry, should have been clearer

HandyAndy
5th August 2010, 09:50 PM
No thermostat or thermostat housing, just want to see what parts I need to order up. Sorry, should have been clearer

Sean..... you have a PM

mark
6th August 2010, 07:57 AM
Hi Andy, Ive looped the heater hose from the auto choke to the tee with the bottom hose connection on the L/H side of the engine, if that makes sense. The water flows through this pipe fine, but not through the rad :confused:

Have you checked that your therostat opens?

Have you checked for airlocks?

Jeze2903
9th August 2010, 10:32 AM
Hi Mark, I have considered the Thermostat, and plan to check it out this week. Cheers :)

HandyAndy
9th August 2010, 04:49 PM
oops :o

I,ve taken some photos but forgot to post them on here :o

I,ve just got home & about to have dinner, I,ll post the pics up this evening.

cheers
andy

HandyAndy
10th August 2010, 08:30 PM
sorry for the delay in posting these pics, had a prob with my camera

first pic shows the expansion bottle location & the hoses from the water pump exit
http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt335/handyandy_photo/Haynes%20Roadster/chassismove005.jpg

2nd pic shows the bottom hose route
http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt335/handyandy_photo/Haynes%20Roadster/chassismove004.jpg

3rd pic shows the top hose from the thermostat housing
http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt335/handyandy_photo/Haynes%20Roadster/chassismove006.jpg

I hope the pics help, this I,m sure isn,t the only way to route the hoses , but how I did mine :)
Please excuse the various wires in the photos, I was doing some wiring when I took the pics.

cheers
andy

londonsean69
10th August 2010, 09:41 PM
Ah, what I thought was where the thermostat would go on my Polo Rad, is actually where the fan temperature switch goes:) Got to love the internet.

HandyAndy
10th August 2010, 09:43 PM
Ah, what I thought was where the thermostat would go on my Polo Rad, is actually where the fan temperature switch goes:) Got to love the internet.

:o thats where I was getting confused with your request for a pic , sorry for "not getting it" :o

Glad you got it sorted ;)

cheers
andy

Jeze2903
14th August 2010, 02:30 PM
Hi Andy, Thanks for the pics. I have done my top hose pretty much the same, but have tee'd in the pipe that should go to the expansion tank. Where you have placed the tank looks much better. Am I correct in thinking the outlet from the expansion tank joins the Tee that connects to the engine block and auto choke? Your bottom hose route appears similar to mine, but where does the other end of the pipework go, I cant see in the pics. Does it connect to the steel pipe leading into the engine block?
Thanks again for this, off out now to re mount my expansion tank:)

HandyAndy
15th August 2010, 10:18 AM
no prob, glad the pics help.

The bottom outlet of the expansion tank is connected to the "T" piece that is then connected to the water pump elbow on the passenger side of engine, the top "overflow" point at the expansion tank is connected to the auto choke/thermostat housing.

I,ll get some more clearer pics today & post them up.

cheers
andy

Jeze2903
15th August 2010, 01:37 PM
Hi, cheers Andy. Ive got the expansion tank thing clear now, just curious the path the lower radiator hose takes. Im thinking it connects to the water pump pipe?
I'll post a couple of pics later of my current set up that doesnt work!

Jeze2903
15th August 2010, 07:39 PM
Pics of hose route to bottom of radiator. Water won't pass through the long horizontal pipe..could it be an air lock causing this?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeze1967/4894329977/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeze1967/4894329257/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeze1967/4894924038/

HandyAndy
15th August 2010, 11:10 PM
Jeze2903...you have a PM .

cheers
andy