slightly technical question :)

whiteglanzav

whiteglanzav

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recently got an engine running that was sold as a runner - apart rom the fact that the cambelt had slipped about an inch everything looked ok - so the cambelt was replaced and engine re-timed,

so when it was started it sucked in the rad pipe flat (samco - so quite a bit of force) and all the water straight out of the rad and through the engine blowing it all out of the cylinders aswell as a bit of oil.

now am i right in thinking that even if a water pipe was connected incorrectly to the tb then it still wouldnt even run and even if it did run it wouldnt create so much pressure as to suck a samco hose flat ??

i am 99% sure that no water is running to the tb as i blocked them all off to avoid this issue but in experience of having done it before - the car doesnt even start

let me know what you think
 
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DILL-EP

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I'd say your best bet is to have a look at another V and check all the pipes. I replaced the engine in mine about a year ago i connected one of the water pipes to the wrong place an the tb and it started it, it ran but shit loads of steam was coming out the exhuast once i switched the pipes all was good. Hope this is some help, best of luck with it man :)
 
Rory

Rory

Lifer
Easiest way to check for water is to whip the intercooler pipe off and have a look into the inlet while its running. Easy to do and answer that question.

When you fired it up did you leave the rad cap off?

It seems like theres a vacume in the cooling system. Id double check all your lines.
 
whiteglanzav

whiteglanzav

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cheers guys i will double check those pipes.

yer it was started with the cap on and it was removed straight away once we noticed that it wasnt right and then turned it off !!
 
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