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rm0rgan - 13/8/15 at 08:35 AM

So, I was the lucky man who bought the Indy off Sean last week and so far learning a lot about the car - mostly about how the cooling system works - I had a fairly eventful trip back to Ross on Wye after one of the pipes came off the top water rail and this prematurely ended the life of the water pump seal to boot - still, easy fix and it's back up and running again.

Pipe came off!
Pipe came off!

I haven't experienced an effectively closed cooling set up before with no expansion tank and after a few days of fretting, realised I was overfilling the system and the water it was expelling when hot was simply it finding it's own level and since then it has run spot on - much of the joy of these cars is about making them 'your own' but having built or rebuilt a few cars in the past I don't mind a bit of fettling and tweaking.

Basic history, have had a Tiger Cat (Pinto), Fisher Fury (Fireblade), Lotus Elise and Exige and now back to having a toy in the garage for when the sun shines.

Look forward to seeing you at a few meets in the coming months/years

Here's the Bumble Beast (as my Grandkids like it!)


[img] 2.0 Zetec
2.0 Zetec [/img]


[img] MK Indy LH side
MK Indy LH side [/img]


[img] MK Indy Dash
MK Indy Dash [/img]

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coozer - 13/8/15 at 09:29 AM

Hi, welcome. Nice looking car there.

Zetecs are never happy without the right cooling circuits. It shouldn't chuck water out and indeed should have a header tank. It would be an easy fix to install one, best place is as near the rad as possible on the bottom hose.

If you don'tfancy that then waterless coolant would work better than water.

Steve

rm0rgan - 13/8/15 at 09:52 AM

Thanks Steve.

It doesn't chuck it out now that it's found its level - it was because I had overfilled the system and it was venting the excess (or that's what I think has happened!). Yesterday it was 24 degrees and it didn't lose any coolant after a 20 mile or so fast test drive so think it's OK now - I was going to fit an expansion tank before working out what was going on...

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Originally posted by coozer

If you don'tfancy that then waterless coolant would work better than water.

Steve


Is this a bit like 'Wetter Water'? I may stick some of that in if I get any more issues as the Evans stuff looks quite a good investment.

Cheers for now :-)

coozer - 13/8/15 at 11:58 AM

Its a chemical solution that contains no H2O., so it doesnt expand when hot, has higher boiling point, the list goes on...
But for me is far too expensive!

OUCH!
http://www.waterlessenginecoolant.com/

prawnabie - 13/8/15 at 12:20 PM

Nice car, but get a filter on those webers!!!

TimC - 13/8/15 at 02:46 PM

quote:
Originally posted by rm0rgan
I had a fairly eventful trip back to Ross on Wye


Greetings neighbour(ish) - other side of FoD here.

rm0rgan - 13/8/15 at 02:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by prawnabie
Nice car, but get a filter on those webers!!!


Thanks

I've seen a few cars running without filters (i'm sure my old Escort Mk1 used to way back when!) - some even with the bonnet cut so the trumpets are stuck out into fresh air sucking in small children as they drive past!

With mine being behind the bonnet (i.e. not exposed) would I need socks or filters?

I was wondering if I should just stick some old tights over the end (if I can find some my wife doesn't want!)

rm0rgan - 13/8/15 at 08:51 PM

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Originally posted by TimC
quote:
Originally posted by rm0rgan
I had a fairly eventful trip back to Ross on Wye


Greetings neighbour(ish) - other side of FoD here.


Shouldn't that be 'how bist old butt' :-)

Nice to have a close(ish) fellow owner!

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mcerd1 - 13/8/15 at 08:52 PM

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Originally posted by rm0rgan
quote:
Originally posted by prawnabie
Nice car, but get a filter on those webers!!!


Thanks

I've seen a few cars running without filters (i'm sure my old Escort Mk1 used to way back when!) - some even with the bonnet cut so the trumpets are stuck out into fresh air sucking in small children as they drive past!

With mine being behind the bonnet (i.e. not exposed) would I need socks or filters?

I was wondering if I should just stick some old tights over the end (if I can find some my wife doesn't want!)


dave Vizard did some tests back in the day - they found that just the general muck and dust that got sucked in over a day at the track was enough to coat the valve train etc. wit h a compound similar to grinding paste
so the short answer is running without proper filters will shorten the life of the engine, besides a good filter won't give any noticeable loss of power

dilley - 13/8/15 at 09:59 PM

That was a proper road trip you had! I know the car well!!! The guy you bought it from is an over fussy perfectionist! Great car you have there.

TimC - 14/8/15 at 09:08 AM

quote:
Originally posted by rm0rgan
Shouldn't that be 'how bist old butt' :-)

Nice to have a close(ish) fellow owner!

[Edited on 13/8/15 by rm0rgan]


Grew-up in Monmouth so, no.

rm0rgan - 14/8/15 at 03:49 PM

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Originally posted by TimC
quote:
Originally posted by rm0rgan
Shouldn't that be 'how bist old butt' :-)

Nice to have a close(ish) fellow owner!

[Edited on 13/8/15 by rm0rgan]


Grew-up in Monmouth so, no.


Ha - so, it's just 'alrigh butt'! :-)

Born in Newport - raised in Caerwent - in Exile also in Ross :-)

TimC - 14/8/15 at 07:42 PM

There is another chap kicking about who's bought a MNR rolling chassis who I'm sure is in Ross but I can't remember his user name.

Furyous - 16/8/15 at 03:59 AM

Looks like there's a whole bunch of us from Ross! I grew up around there and my family are still there.

Ross has some nice roads for pootling around on a sunny afternoon, but I don't remember any that would be fun to drive fast on. They're all so narrow!

Rossmcleod - 16/8/15 at 08:39 AM

Nice looking car mate

rm0rgan - 16/8/15 at 09:44 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Furyous
Looks like there's a whole bunch of us from Ross! I grew up around there and my family are still there.

Ross has some nice roads for pootling around on a sunny afternoon, but I don't remember any that would be fun to drive fast on. They're all so narrow!


I'm an immigrant from across the Welsh line, but my wife is a Ross girl :-)

Yeah, the roads are nice but very tight and often single track - not the place to go fast. That said, the Welsh hills are only 30 mins away :-)

rm0rgan - 20/8/15 at 12:24 PM

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Originally posted by mcerd1
quote:
Originally posted by rm0rgan
quote:
Originally posted by prawnabie
Nice car, but get a filter on those webers!!!


Thanks

I've seen a few cars running without filters (i'm sure my old Escort Mk1 used to way back when!) - some even with the bonnet cut so the trumpets are stuck out into fresh air sucking in small children as they drive past!

With mine being behind the bonnet (i.e. not exposed) would I need socks or filters?

I was wondering if I should just stick some old tights over the end (if I can find some my wife doesn't want!)


dave Vizard did some tests back in the day - they found that just the general muck and dust that got sucked in over a day at the track was enough to coat the valve train etc. wit h a compound similar to grinding paste
so the short answer is running without proper filters will shorten the life of the engine, besides a good filter won't give any noticeable loss of power


Sorted - got them of a fellow member for £15 and they fit a treat - As I only have short trumpets fitted, I've pulled them up onto the casing to get a better grip - is this ok?

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