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You've obviously spent a lot of time & money on the engine, why risk spoiling the job, go with the POR15.
That is sarcasm, right?
You've obviously spent a lot of time & money on the engine, why risk spoiling the job, go with the POR15.
Ooh, an Essex. Question time, what is the water outlet for on the back of the water pump for? I assume the two blue hoses are heater, but that third one baffles me.
Traditional Hammerite was not very petrol resistant, I don't know about the current stuff.ive always just used a decent metal paint. Its about the only thing hammerite is good at.
I currently have my engine out, cleaned, blasted ect and ready for paint.
That is sarcasm, right?
No just fact,if I had spent the time and money as he has obviously done I would have wanted the best finish possible. I'm sure you may have heard the saying 'spoiling the ship for a hap'orth of tar'.
No just fact,if I had spent the time and money as he has obviously done I would have wanted the best finish possible. I'm sure you may have heard the saying 'spoiling the ship for a hap'orth of tar'.
So why use POR-15 products when far superior paints are available at lower cost? I used to use a lot of it at one time, but it hasn't kept up with its competition.
Because POR15 is fit for purpose without going OTT
The blue hoses are feeding the choke on the DGAS. the heater should be plumbed between the back of the pump and the spigot at the rear of the inlet manifold.
There we have to disagree! At one time yes, but that time is now well in the past. Far superior products are now available that do not need to be imported and so cost far less. They are also immune to solvents, unlike single component paints like the POR range.
Okay, sounds logical, now I look closer at the picture . I’ll be eliminate the water temp temp choke, for simplicity, I have a manual choke conversion.
I guess I can just plug off the two pipe stubs?
I would connect them together, ie short circuit rather than open circuit. Save up for a 38DGAS, far better for the engine and the driver not to have to play tunes on a choke cable
.......Left it open in the end and used the accelerator pump to get the car running.
Anyway, I'm strayingfftopic:
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For a guess, connecting them together means water bypasses the block, loses a touch of cooling capacity.
It is an important part of the coolant flow through the head and was a later Ford modification. So even without a heater I would recommend connecting them.