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Topic: ford td or petrol????????? |
kkkango
Replies: 25
Views: 18786
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Forum: Waterkooled Chat Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:26 pm Subject: ford td or petrol????????? |
| kev, cvh or td! best you has a chat with annette she knows of a nice little motor or 2 that would look great stuffed in that so hows about a new mustang V8 available with max power kit if you need mor ... |
Topic: My barn find |
kkkango
Replies: 10
Views: 9064
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Forum: Waterkooled Chat Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 9:58 am Subject: My barn find |
nice find, the 1500 will be just over the 100bhp ( later 1700 was up around the 140 mark but they were injected) should move the van nicely.
the pickup also looks good you should get it on sitehttp ... |
Topic: thermostat bleed hole? |
kkkango
Replies: 8
Views: 9842
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Forum: Kooling Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:28 pm Subject: thermostat bleed hole? |
| drilled a hole in my stat not for bleeding but to help the flow when the stat opens instead of trying to move standing water in the system causing a above stat temp rise then drop. |
Topic: kango buggy with 2L fiat motor |
kkkango
Replies: 0
Views: 15945
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Forum: Completed Conversions Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:56 pm Subject: kango buggy with 2L fiat motor |
kango buggy built 1986 with 1970's fiat twin cam motor
kango body kit on a beetle 1975 1200 base with 67 1500 transmission
built 1986
engine, fiat 132 2L twin cam with lancia delta injection ... |
Topic: over heating???? |
kkkango
Replies: 14
Views: 18192
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Forum: Kooling Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:16 pm Subject: over heating???? |
my fan switch is in the radiator up front and comes on when the engine is at 90C and all the system is up to temperature then shuts off when the engine temp drops to 80C.
for diagnostic testing mapl ... |
Topic: copper pipe use |
kkkango
Replies: 5
Views: 8962
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Forum: Kooling Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:53 pm Subject: copper pipe use |
| my copper heater lines are were inside the car, after 24 years the pipe is perfect inside and out. stainless would have been nice but is not maleable enough for me to form bends by hand |
Topic: fitting a brakeservo |
kkkango
Replies: 12
Views: 19696
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Forum: Waterkooled Chat Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:40 pm Subject: fitting a brakeservo |
if it is that highly modded all you need is a something like this http://www.electroauto.com/catalog/vacuum.shtml
and a web search for a small servo that may fit in behind the master cylinder with a ... |
Topic: fitting a brakeservo |
kkkango
Replies: 12
Views: 19696
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Forum: Waterkooled Chat Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 1:24 pm Subject: fitting a brakeservo |
you could fit a remote one as there is not enough room to fit one under the front.
vacum wise you need a take off from the inlet manifold or a pump off a modern car that is belt driven an fit that. ... |
Topic: Downflow or crossflow radiator, which is better? |
kkkango
Replies: 1
Views: 5630
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Forum: Kooling Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:30 pm Subject: Downflow or crossflow radiator, which is better? |
| should not make any difference except that a crossflow can be wider and lower so will stand up a few degrees more and thus reduce the air flow direction changes. |
Topic: finally got here |
kkkango
Replies: 7
Views: 7441
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Forum: Waterkooled Chat Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:23 pm Subject: finally got here |
| fiat/lancia are good engine wise but the rest is wanting in some respects. daughter has a 2003 1.6 stilo electrics are problem did front springs and wishbones last year for mot. engine goes well like ... |
Topic: copper pipe use |
kkkango
Replies: 5
Views: 8962
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Forum: Kooling Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:17 pm Subject: copper pipe use |
| over the years searching various conversion websites the topic of copper cooling pipes and galvanic reaction and other problems that are listed. i am pleased to report my 32mm copper tubes that have h ... |
Topic: finally got here |
kkkango
Replies: 7
Views: 7441
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Forum: Waterkooled Chat Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:30 pm Subject: finally got here |
| engine wise original conversion was an 1800 fiat 132 twin cam bolted to a 1500 swing axle box then about 12 years ago fitted a 2L motor now sporting a lancia delta head total mileage is over 156,000. |
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