Hooking up a 4age 16v RWD cooling system

[keimeier]

thanks for replies. im sorry i am totally confused now...i had a look tonight at AE70 setup and was exactly the same as first picture and he wasnt running heater core? isnt that how i have done mine? if you could edit a pic that would be fantastic!

p.s. sorry i admit i dont have much knowledge of the mechanical side of things but learning...

cheers

[Sam-Q]

ke70dave: the heater core is in parallel with the radiator, it bleeds some of the water off the cooling system and returns it, it's a restricted flow and it cools the water so it has no issues. However if you just bypass it you have a 5/8" pipe that just goes from the top to the bottom radiator hose. I was wrong before about one thing, the top pic is wron but only if you dont look at the crude crawing of a heater core in the system.

keimeier: have a look about the heater core drawing in the first drawing, I will draw you a diagram

[keimeier]

will do thanks mate

[Sam-Q]

ok number 1 normally goes to the heater flow control tap, 2 goes to the heater core. If your not running a heater you have to block them both independantly

[keimeier]

thank you very much. so just cut and plug both ends? wont that reduce water flow of the head?

[Sam-Q]

yeah that's pretty much ideal

[keimeier]

all right no worries ill go with that! thanks again for your help

[Nikkojoe]

Why not leave the heater tap connected to the hoses but no core connected (just keep the tap closed at all times)?

The thing im probably concerned with your setup is the thermostat is too far back and might be in the way of the steering column.

[keimeier]

how about that?

[Hen may possibly be a nut]

The water outlet on the back of the head (with the brown and green sensors in it) looks really long. Have you checked for clearance when the motor's installed. Others may be able to say if it'll be an issue or not.

If you do need to swap, the one shown in the very first picture in this thread fits in an AE86 with stock mounts. AE82 twin cams have an even lower profile one from memory.

Hen