I have a water pipe split on my escort cosworth.

It is located on the plenum side

It is a black pipe under the plenum that comes off the head.

I had the AA to have a look at it they can get to the bottom of the jubilee clip but cannot get to the top. The inlet manifold is in the way.

The undone all the bolts holding the plenum on and prized it away with a crowbar but did not do it to much as they did not want to brake it,

What is holding it on after you undo the 5 bolts is it stuck on or is it on with a gasket.

can it be prized off.

hope someone can help

Thanks

 

there are 4 nuts underneath it as well , one on each inlet tract.

 

if you just want the water pipe off

take teh boost hose off and you can get to the jubilee clip and get the pipe off without removing the inlet

 

is that also with a swedish one.

i got the bottom clip off but i can not see were the top clip is to get it off as everything is in the way.

thank's

 

up up

 

Are we talking the pipe that goes from oil modine to rear of the head under the plenum, if so you should be able to remove it without taking the inlet of although it might be tricky with a swedish plenum, the other end of the hose is just near the top of the dipstick tube.

Steve

 

never ever let anyone near your car with a crowbar!! (especially at road side )
that comes from the same draw as the sledge hammer and gas axe!


there are a row of 13mm nuts under the inlet, they are on studs that are in the inlet... so they undo towards the head.. bit tricky to get to. but not too hard..

 

thanks boys all this trouble 4 a little pipe

 

the water hose at the back of the block,is on a small connecting block that has 2 allen head bolts .depending where the jubilee clip is,you can normally use a 1/4 drive socket set,with long extension.feeding by the battery/under the inlet,to get these bolts out.
bit tricky as you cant see them,but it can be done.

 

using a crowbar on the inlet is not reccommended.

 

the warter pipe is under the first 2 injectors.

it goes from the head to the block and is inbetween the first injector gap.

i can not get to the top jubliee clip.

so do i jack the car up to get to it or do i have to take the pleum off

thanks

 

just drop the plenum off its a easy job prob half hour to and hour to get it all done

 

bttt

 

Mine went as well mate i just got to it from underneath
it was a nightmare to do

 

thanks guys i just got mine off from underneath but do any of you knwo wheres the best place to get a pipe from

thank's

 

Hi mate i got mine from fords
sayin that mate any bit of pipe will do the job

 

thank's mate will go down fords 2mor and av a look