Tell me why this might not work
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Jax, Fl
Posts: 896
Total Cats: 0
Tell me why this might not work
I'm about done putting my engine together and was looking at some cooling parts I had laying around and got to thinking. What I want to know is can I put everything together this way???
Pretty much a spacer less reroute where I just put the thermostat in the back of the head and the waterneck over it like pictured then removed the temp sensor from the water neck and place it below the other one on the head? This means I could sell my spacer I ordered and don't have to find a kia waterneck in the junkyard. I could always put the sensor in the piping somewhere as well if that poses a problem. Forgot to add I don't have a heat core and flipped the water pump outlet around like Lev did
Pretty much a spacer less reroute where I just put the thermostat in the back of the head and the waterneck over it like pictured then removed the temp sensor from the water neck and place it below the other one on the head? This means I could sell my spacer I ordered and don't have to find a kia waterneck in the junkyard. I could always put the sensor in the piping somewhere as well if that poses a problem. Forgot to add I don't have a heat core and flipped the water pump outlet around like Lev did
#2
Spacerless re-routes have been done before, nothining wrong with em.
couple things: if you put the water temp sensor into the piping (I assume you meant the hose) it will mess up the way your car runs before the stat opens.
also you got the stat in there clocked wrong I think. The burp hole needs to be at the top.
couple things: if you put the water temp sensor into the piping (I assume you meant the hose) it will mess up the way your car runs before the stat opens.
also you got the stat in there clocked wrong I think. The burp hole needs to be at the top.
#3
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (8)
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Jax, Fl
Posts: 896
Total Cats: 0
Ok I'll try and put the temp sensor in the head under the other one then. I just put the stat in there wasn't trying to bolt anything up yet but I'll keep that in mind when I'm ready thanks
#6
Cpt. Slow
iTrader: (25)
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Oregon City, OR
Posts: 14,218
Total Cats: 1,143
I milled my 1.6 neck flat to the point where the face mill nicked the lip for the hose on top (no leakage issue btw) and had a 1/8" aluminum plate welded on, and it barely fits between the engine and firewall. Might want to double check that there is enough clearance.
Another thing for Anton and Johnmatt. I don't know if either of you have done freeze plugs before, but if not, here's a few tips. Use silicone for an even better seal, at minimum use a 5lb sledge hammer, and I used a socket that filled the plug and then an extension coming out of it. This was with the engine in the car and radiator out.
Another thing for Anton and Johnmatt. I don't know if either of you have done freeze plugs before, but if not, here's a few tips. Use silicone for an even better seal, at minimum use a 5lb sledge hammer, and I used a socket that filled the plug and then an extension coming out of it. This was with the engine in the car and radiator out.
#7
I milled my 1.6 neck flat to the point where the face mill nicked the lip for the hose on top (no leakage issue btw) and had a 1/8" aluminum plate welded on, and it barely fits between the engine and firewall. Might want to double check that there is enough clearance.
Another thing for Anton and Johnmatt. I don't know if either of you have done freeze plugs before, but if not, here's a few tips. Use silicone for an even better seal, at minimum use a 5lb sledge hammer, and I used a socket that filled the plug and then an extension coming out of it. This was with the engine in the car and radiator out.
Another thing for Anton and Johnmatt. I don't know if either of you have done freeze plugs before, but if not, here's a few tips. Use silicone for an even better seal, at minimum use a 5lb sledge hammer, and I used a socket that filled the plug and then an extension coming out of it. This was with the engine in the car and radiator out.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
bigmackloud
Miata parts for sale/trade
19
01-08-2021 11:24 AM
StratoBlue1109
Miata parts for sale/trade
21
09-30-2018 01:09 PM
Frank_and_Beans
Supercharger Discussion
13
09-12-2016 08:17 PM