Which one does the water get pumped out of the engine from??
Are you using a overflow bottle?
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Sent: Thursday, 27 July 2000 7:18 PM
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Subject: Re: SR20 water hoses
Geordie
He has got the hoses on the wrong way!
It should be the other way round, thats how mine are and I don't have any
problems at all.
Peter
Geordie Smith wrote:
> That's quite funny that he had so many problems. He's sucking either hot
> water if there's any at the top of the radiator or hot air through the
motor
> instead of water.. Hmm.. Maybe somebody should politely tell him... :)
>
> Well, You learn by other people's mistakes... :)
>
> Maybe because the thermostat is on the inlet that he got confused..
>
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> Liebig
> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 11:08 PM
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> Subject: RE: SR20 water hoses
>
> Geordie,
>
> At the risk of confusing this matter completely :
>
> The guy with the roadster has had MAJOR problems with overheating. He has
> emailed me numerous times. The head has been off repeatedly and last time
I
> spoke to him he was so fed up that he was going to pull the SR and put the
> standard engine back in! So that doesn't bide well for having the inlet on
> the top.
>
> Having said that, my SR is set up exactly the same (but with N13 rad) and
it
> has never had an overheating problem. Ever. Not even a bit. None. Zero.
Cool
> as.
>
> Maybe it is just because my rad uses an overflow bottle, so it is always
> full to the top, so never sucks any air. I totally agree with what Luke
said
> though. It makes good sense. Best I keep my rad full up!!
>
> 'later
> PL
>
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Geordie Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, 25 July 2000 15:29
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> Subject: RE: SR20 water hoses
>
> Sounds like logic to me too. But check out this link. This dude has put it
> on back to front... I wonder if he's getting air bubbles??
>
> http://www.rp.csiro.au/~ksmart/dsd/projectsr20.html
>
> Then again, the S14 manual says the inlet is an outlet... and the outlet
is
> an outlet...
>
> The manual also shows the thermostat where the inlet should be...
>
> I suppose the real question is.. "Is too much information dangerous?"
>
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Luke Clough
> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 7:17 AM
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> Subject: Re: SR20 water hoses
>
> My response to that would be that the water would be pumped from the
bottom
> of
> the motor (so that it always has a solid head of water to pump from ie no
> air)
> to the top so the water outlet would be at the top (regardless of which
side
> of
> the motor) and should be connected to the top of the radiator and vice
versa
> for
> the bottom. Though I haven't got an sr20 yet.
>
> Luke Clough
>
> Geordie Smith wrote:
>
> > Just a dumb question.
> >
> > In every magazine I have picked up, the SR20's that have been installed
> have
> > the hoses taking water from the motor to the radiator on the passenger
> side
> > top and of course with the inlet to the motor going from the bottom
right
> > driver's side.
> >
> > While examining the S14 workshop manual, the hoses are to go the other
way
> > around...
> >
> > YIKES.. HELP.. somebody....
> >
>
> --
> Buck...
>
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