Brenton
5th July 2007, 09:44 PM
Hey,
I've just finished my engine conversion (ae82 16v 4age), got the exhaust done, timing is good, tps is set all that stuff so it's running sweet blah blah blah.
I should add before I start that the temp guage goes off the chart for some reason and the thermo fan hasn't even triggered so it's not over heating.
Anyway I was driving it for a about 15 minutes today and the temp seemed fine, the car was running fairly cool (the thermo fan hadn't triggered). I realised the heater was on so i turned it off and about 5 mins later the car started to smell hot and the thermo fan was consistantly running for the majority of the time(which it normally doesnt) I figured I'd better take it home and see what the problem was. I was driving up a hill keeping the revs below 3k and i heard a loud whistling and then a loud bang and steam poured out from the bonnet. I pulled over and got the car towed the rest of the way home.
At home I found that a heater hose had blown off. This makes me think my cooling setup might be wrong. I've drawn a picture to show you how I've got it set up.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/150493.jpg
If anyone could let me know how they've done their cooling system (I want a heater) or let me know if anything is wrong with mine it would be greatly appreciated. If how I've done the water set up is correct then what could the problem be?
I've just finished my engine conversion (ae82 16v 4age), got the exhaust done, timing is good, tps is set all that stuff so it's running sweet blah blah blah.
I should add before I start that the temp guage goes off the chart for some reason and the thermo fan hasn't even triggered so it's not over heating.
Anyway I was driving it for a about 15 minutes today and the temp seemed fine, the car was running fairly cool (the thermo fan hadn't triggered). I realised the heater was on so i turned it off and about 5 mins later the car started to smell hot and the thermo fan was consistantly running for the majority of the time(which it normally doesnt) I figured I'd better take it home and see what the problem was. I was driving up a hill keeping the revs below 3k and i heard a loud whistling and then a loud bang and steam poured out from the bonnet. I pulled over and got the car towed the rest of the way home.
At home I found that a heater hose had blown off. This makes me think my cooling setup might be wrong. I've drawn a picture to show you how I've got it set up.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/150493.jpg
If anyone could let me know how they've done their cooling system (I want a heater) or let me know if anything is wrong with mine it would be greatly appreciated. If how I've done the water set up is correct then what could the problem be?