15-09-2022, 06:15 AM
Hi Ian, Colin and others, many thanks for the replies.
I will test it with an open top hose to view flow and then move forward from there.
The rad doesn't have an integral header tank and cap, hence the plastic one, which is plumbed from the side of the head and isn't a part of the flow/return loop.
The block/head mating is dry so that the gasket could blow without affecting (or pressurising) the coolant (all deck coolant holes blocked & solid gasket)
Thanks again for all the helpful suggestions
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I will test it with an open top hose to view flow and then move forward from there.
The rad doesn't have an integral header tank and cap, hence the plastic one, which is plumbed from the side of the head and isn't a part of the flow/return loop.
The block/head mating is dry so that the gasket could blow without affecting (or pressurising) the coolant (all deck coolant holes blocked & solid gasket)
Thanks again for all the helpful suggestions