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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 04:18 PM
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just brought a rs cabby mk4 with no turbo or manifold... i have got a turbo and manifold sucessfully fitted it but now got trouble with the steel coolant pipe from the turbo on the radiator side of the engine.... where does this join too? cant see any free hoses etc??
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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It may go straight to expansion tank, this is so that siphoning action still occurs after shutdown they do on cossies.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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doesnt seem to be any spare connections on the expansion bottle though
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Old Jan 27, 2007 | 02:15 PM
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IIRC it connects to an outlet on the rad about halfway up the left hand side as your looking at the car.
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Old Jan 27, 2007 | 04:08 PM
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aha perfect thanks, someone had put a bolt into the hole must've been broken off or somethin so got another rad an stuck it in, all good now
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