hey Terry,
thanks for the reply, you read me like a book, i was going
to do as you say, but after snapping the bolt clean off it wuld seem easier
to just block it off... i could try as ben c / rick white suggested and use
an easy out.. .but the bolt was very firmly into the head... i applied a
$h1t load of pushing to try and undo it which is why it snapped off... Main
reason i was pulling it out was to put on another one would point the outlet
into a direction that suited me more. I might just put the other head back
on but i really wanted to use the A87 one.... plus after spending many hours
of putting this head on (due ot timing chain issue) it would make the whole
exercise a complete waste of time... but i guess you have ot learn some how
;)
anyways thanks again.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 5:23 PM
Subject: RE: Snapped heater hose in the head?
> Robbie,
>
> It does screw into the head and I guess you don't need me to tell you that
> you are in deep doodoo with this one. You may be able to just block it off
> but however it's blocked off would have to withstand the pressure in the
> cooling system, not an easy thing to reliably do without a substantial
> screw thread. I'm thinking you'd get away with just blocking it off as
when
> a heater is fitted but the tap is in the "off" position there wont be (or
I
> can't see how) any water flow out of that pipe anyway so with it blocked
off
> the head cooling shouldn't be any different to normal summer time running
> with a heater.
>
> The direction of the water through a heater in a 1600 is out of the pipe
at
> the rear of the head, through the heater core and then via the long hose
> into the water pump. You can bypass a heater by running a hose from the
> water pump inlet and that outlet at the rear of the head and this is
> probably what you intended to do as the circulation isn't any different
from
> with a heater install and the tap in the "on" position.
>
> If you have a friend that's a mechanic it might pay to ask him if he can
> have a look at it to see if you have any way out of the problem which
avoids
> head removal. I'm pretty sure it's an easy fix at a head shop - that's a
> thought, give someone a ring at a local head shop for advice.
>
> regards
> Terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Andrews
> Sent: Sunday, 4 August 2002 2:46 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Snapped heater hose in the head?
>
>
> Ummm.. i'm sure others will be able to correct me here.. but doesn't that
> pipe screw into the block? In which case you could try to unscrew it with
> something - dunno what though - then screw in a new one.
>
> Or you could do a dodgy thing and tap out the jammed pipe and then screw
> in another smaller pipe into that one.
> Of course that'd be a quick-fix and i'm not even sure if they screw in.
>
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> On 8/4/02, 2:23:40 PM, "Robbie Vidler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> regarding Snapped heater hose in the head?:
>
>
> > i snapped the water thingy on the back of the head the one that would
> > normally goto the heater
>
> > i am not running a heater as the whole interior was stripped to be a
> > rally/hill climb car... what should i do from here... idon't wanna
remove
> > the head as i just spent all yesterday putting it back on (after the
> > annoying timing chain incident)
>
>
>
>
>
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