Pinto water works

[mgglep]

Hi people just wanted a hand with my pinto water system which pipe goes where am I right in thinking top rad to thermostat in engine header tank to top of water pump bottom of pump to bottom of rad sorry everyone I am having a mental block with the water system
Thanks in advance oh yeah I have not got a heater also do I have to run a return to the header

[snapper]

The 16mm pipe from the pump usually goes to the inlet manifold
There is a smaller pipe that can goe to the header but the main header feed is usually Teed into the bottom radiator hose

[SeriesLandy]

From what I have gathered.

T the bottom hose between block and rad -> Header tank
T top hose between block and rad -> Header tank

Bleed from top of rad -> Header Tank (if you have one)

[mgglep]

so then just to confirm
Top of rad to top of engine with a tee off to header out let then
bottom of rad to water pump with a tee off to header return the small out let on the water pump is not used so can be capped off
sorry for the confirmation but im a bit thick lol
thanks in advance

[SeriesLandy]

Yup,
Top as per sierra linky
Autochoke (if u have one) To top water pump linky

I think what I have is right, would like some conformation though.

[Not Anumber]

Please can a kind soul with access to a Sierra manual tell me where the heater needs to connect into on a pinto lump ? I've got hold of a classic mini heater and a running car but without the Sierra manual I cant work out whether i need to cut the pipe which goes to the the auto choke and put the heater in series with this, whether it should go in the other pipe the same diameter instead or whether to put T pieces into both these existing pipes and connect the heater accross them.?

[snapper]

The 16mm pipe from water pump to heater matrix then from heater matrix out to inlet manifold/head

[mgglep]

Hi there is there any reason why the header tank feed can't go to the top hose rather than the bottom hose