ozzie alpine
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Hi all,
A question about the water outlet at the rear of my head.
I have a 1724 block, but with the original SII head. The head has a hose fitting at the rear for manifold/heater which for a while has been used to plumb in a water-oil cooler that sat under the oil filter.
Ok, so I don't have/need/want a heater, I'm now using an intake manifold with no hose connections, and I'm replacing my old water-oil cooler with a proper oil cooler up front. Hence I no longer "need" to connect up to the rear head hose fitting, or the corresponding fitting on the water pump.
I'd prefer to simply block them both off and eliminate the need for another hose, but I know there's some debate over the value of using a rear head hose connection to aid cooling of no. 4. So i could just connect a hose directly between the pump and the head, routed above the intake manifold.
I should be able to work this out for myself, but can a direct water pump to rear head connection impact on the operation/value of the thermostat ?
Comments welcome!
A question about the water outlet at the rear of my head.
I have a 1724 block, but with the original SII head. The head has a hose fitting at the rear for manifold/heater which for a while has been used to plumb in a water-oil cooler that sat under the oil filter.
Ok, so I don't have/need/want a heater, I'm now using an intake manifold with no hose connections, and I'm replacing my old water-oil cooler with a proper oil cooler up front. Hence I no longer "need" to connect up to the rear head hose fitting, or the corresponding fitting on the water pump.
I'd prefer to simply block them both off and eliminate the need for another hose, but I know there's some debate over the value of using a rear head hose connection to aid cooling of no. 4. So i could just connect a hose directly between the pump and the head, routed above the intake manifold.
I should be able to work this out for myself, but can a direct water pump to rear head connection impact on the operation/value of the thermostat ?
Comments welcome!