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Well, my custom C&R radiator arrived
today. Looks like nice workmanship. Getting ready to connect all of my
cooling connections. I ordered the -16 hose and fittings today....I ended up
using Summitt, as I had a credit there, and they had everything in stock, and I
want to make some NOISE !!! Unfortunately, I ordered before finding
out about Pegasus....That's OK....at least it's on it's way.
OK....I know the two -16
AN fittings on the radiator will go to the top and bottom large inlet/outlets on
the waterpump. That's when the water gets muddy....where might I make the
connections for the expansion tank so that I can put water into this
thing? I need to furnish a little more information. I am also
planning on installing a heater core/fan combination in the cockpit for
heat. I found that there is a 5/8" barbed heater core nipple underneath
the oil filter. I had originally figured on using that to go to the heater
core. There is another area for a fitting on the water pump. It is an angled
fitting right next to the very bottom of the water pump where the large -16 hose
will connect. See area labeled "connection 2" on the picture of the water
pump. I had planned on using that for the other connection to the heater
core. Finally, there is also another plug on the water pump labeled
"connection 1" in the same picture. I have no idea what that is/was for.
Any suggestions on how to incorporate a heater core and this expansion tank into
my system? I planned on installing the expansion tank at the
very top of the firewall, above the engine. Any and all suggestions are
welcome and very much appreciated. Sorry for all the questions....I would
much rather learn from "those that have gone before" than to make my own
expensive and time-consuming mistakes. Maybe I'll do it right the
first time? Thanks again for all of your assistance. Paul
Conner
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