Staple balls
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 09:07 AM |
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pinto to micra rad
ok, i'm a bit stuck here, from what i can tell, there's 3 hose connections on a pinto (2 large top & bottom and a smaller one in the
middle) and 3 connections on a micra rad (2 large and an 8mm overflow)
but .... how do i connect the rad to the pinto, what hoses go where?
cheers 
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Graceland
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 09:59 AM |
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out of waterpump on pinto goes to bottom hose on radiator
thermostat housing goes to top hose on radiator
the other hose on the pinto (smaller than top and bottom hose) goes to the expansion tank outlet (this is used to fill the coolant system)
and the other hose on the rad, if i remember rightly will need to be plugged/stopped by suitable means
also, if i remember rightly again, there is a small hose that comes off the thermostat housing - this goes to the expansion tank again at the small
inlet at the top of the tank.
[Edited on 29/2/04 by Graceland]
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Staple balls
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 10:14 AM |
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cheers
hopefully i'll get it running today
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Graceland
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 10:19 AM |
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nay probs 
watch out for mini bonfires if ya not got the exhaust manifold bolted on, i got these when fitting an rs2000 16v engien to me xr4x4 and melted a load
of wiring loom and the edis module - ooooops. hehehe
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Staple balls
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 10:22 AM |
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ooops, hehehe, i'll remember to use a bit of alu as a little heat sheild i think
shouldn't be running for too long,just to check everything works etc
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Graceland
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 10:24 AM |
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lol - the mini bonfires were there after about 5 seconds of running at fast idle (1200 revs) - gotta admit tho, the engine had been sat under a
plastic sheet in the wind and rain for over 8 months and fired up first time - was most happy
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Staple balls
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 10:26 AM |
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hehehe
should be interesting
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Graceland
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 10:27 AM |
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 defo fun and feels so good when an engine fires over first time after fitting and making a new engine loom - to say i was chuffed is an
understatement
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Staple balls
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 10:29 AM |
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blimey!
i had enough trouble working out what was going where with a premier loom and the remains of a seirra, but then i'm doing ok seeing as this is
the first thing i've ever done on a car 
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Graceland
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 10:32 AM |
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lol - its not that difficult really - just take time and keep checking the schematics and make sure all the right wires are in place using a meter and
testlamp
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Staple balls
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 10:36 AM |
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pah!
now i've got it twigged, it seems simple enough, problem is that i was only armed with the premier wiring instructions - great product, lousy
instructions and no diagrams, idiot friendly or otherwise
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Graceland
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 10:44 AM |
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lol - i've heard some good things about the premier wiring loom kits and they seem to be the easy way round doing the wires on the locost
personally, been a tight yorkshrieman n all that, i'll be making my own loom in all its simplicity - the efi loom for the engine is only 25
wires from the ecu and 8 from the edis module - nice and simple, should keep me busy for a couple of hours 
the rest of the loom should be easy enough aswell, trailer wire to the rear for the lighting and keep the efi loom totally seperate so i can change
the engine later if i wish
the only place i'll get em to combine is in teh fusebox, which i'll be using a Mk4 escort one with the clear top - loads of room for fuses
and relays and nice and compact and neat too and free from the breakers yard
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Staple balls
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 10:49 AM |
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the kits are great, very easy to get stuff working *but* they could do far better on the instructions, even a basic diagram (see my doodles on the
elctrickery forum) would make life so much easier, and even the little things, like putt would help no end IMO
next one i'll DIY though
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Graceland
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 10:51 AM |
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hehe DIY is the way to go to keep costs down - just expect to invest in LOADS of insulation tape. ummmmmm
also, where the loom goes thru the tranny tunnel for the rear lights, would mr sva man be happy to see it travel inside a length of secure conduit /
pvc pipe? saves on clipping every 4" and looks a lot neater aswell!
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JoelP
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 11:16 AM |
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two of the smaller hoses are for the heater matrix. just thought id mention that incase you'd forgotten, cos it would be pretty distressing to
have plumbed it with leaks in!
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Graceland
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 11:29 AM |
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lol - with joel on this one, i forgot to mention,
2 hoses for heater matrix - 1 comes off the waterpump housing and 1 comes off the thermostat housing (or very local to the housing)
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JoelP
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 11:35 AM |
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you had me worried fella! i was wondering if i had missed out one!
i did it much as you say, plugged the one at the top of the radiator, top to top and bottom to bottom, but my top hose has a branch as standard which
is the highest point in the system, so i used this as the overflow. Then i struggled for MANY hours to get a T into the bottom hose to link it to the
ex tank. In fact, im still struggling now!
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Graceland
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 11:40 AM |
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lol - get hold of a bottom hose from a 2wd cossie - this has the T built in and is very cheep to buy from ford, or if you are fitting silicone hoses,
then samco do a coolant hose kit for the cossie for about 80 quid - gets you all your coolant hoses for a locost there, but not at locost price
unfortunately 
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Staple balls
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 11:48 AM |
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just to add to the fun
i'm not bothering with a heater etc.
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Graceland
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 01:10 PM |
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what about sva for demisting/defrosting purposes?
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Staple balls
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 02:28 PM |
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no windscreen either
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Graceland
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 05:39 PM |
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isnt a windscreen an sva requirement?
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JoelP
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 07:51 PM |
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no sir, it aint! not sure if you even need a wind deflector! if no windscreen, you can avoid the wipers, washer jets and heater. lots of effort,
just get a helmet! (which is a good idea anyway!)
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Staple balls
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 08:41 PM |
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as i understand it, you don't need anything and if it's not there, they can't test it.
so for a start, no rollbar, no windscreen/deflector = easy sva pass
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Graceland
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| posted on 29/2/04 at 11:35 PM |
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thats just saved me one shitload of work lads
much happy chappy - that will save at minimum 12 hours of buggering about
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