Hi All,
Well the Polyester Reinforced Silicone Hoses i ordered from ASH (Auto silicone hoses) arrived this morning......wrong colour though
,i ordered Red and i got Blue
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Oh by the way Ive ordered far to much
...Doh,never mind Ive got spares
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Before i went to the cash desk this morning i had picked up a few other parts worth over £20 and after me saying that the Blue would be OK they gave me the other parts i had in my hand for free
,to be honest with the strut brace being Red and the engine block being Red it would have been to much so iam better off with the Blue
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You just need to ask and I'll help where i can
,its simples really
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Now rather than buy lots of alloy connectors i opted to use what joints the old stock rubber hoses were held together with as the plastic molded connectors are good enough in my eyes,
Stock Coolant Hoses
Old Rubber Hoses Removed
In the pic above you will see a 4 branch section & a 3 branch section.....the Cento's is actually a 3 t-piece section but i opted to use the 90 degree 3 branch that i took off a mpi
Seicento, and Ive also used the top radiator bleed valve,i never used the 2 straight sections that used to be used on the bulkhead matrix hoses as there is no need to unless you wish to,
So i made up the section that joins the top radiator outlet to the thermostat using 2 x 32mm ID 90 degree bends and an alloy connector to join them,you do need to take some length off the 90 degree bends to get a good fit like below
Then using the 4 branch plastic molded stock section and a 90 degree 32mm ID bend cut down to size and a short 32mm ID straight section cut to size i made this up below to run from the lower radiator inlet to the steel water pump pipe,
Then using a 16mm ID 1 Metre section i joined up the header tank down to the 4 branch section just like the stock system used to be below,
Then using another 1 Metre of 16mm ID hose i run that section from the last remaining branch up to the top heater matrix fitting,i also cut my breed valve in as it once was,although its 3 inches lower than it once was but that's OK as i had no problems breeding the system afterwards,
Sorry i have no pics of the next bit but its no big deal,
Then using another 16mm ID hose from the outlet of the rear of the inlet manifold up to the bottom fitting on the heater matrix fitting the 3 branch section in between the inlet manifold and the bottom matrix fitting and then run an 8mm ID hose from the top of the header tank to the 8mm fitting on the 3 branch plastic section that's all the hoses fitted,
But on your car this 8mm hose that runs from the header tank to the 8mm fitting on the 3 branch plastic section will pass through the spi unit at the front exiting the rear, but my (SPI UNIT IS NOT WATER COOLED,so i didn't have to do this but you will,
In the end i had to take the long way round from the 8mm fitting on the top of the header tank to the 8mm fitting on the 3 branch plastic section down behind the spi unit but you might be able to do it as it was from stock?, but i was having trouble getting the 16mm hoses to go that direction without kinking?,but iam happy with the end result
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Ive tested it for leaks and iam pleased to say its all leak free but i do have few loose ends to finish off over the next few days but other then that iam well pleased with it,
I have yet to fit another 8mm bleed valve and hose to the 8mm fitting on the top of the radiator but thats about it?,
I'll get some better pic's up over the next few days?,but times against me at the minute as iam busy with work,
All the best Scuderia
