Two questions... I am planning on replacing the head gaskets on my truck in the upcoming week and overhauling the cooling system with an inline Chevy t-stat.
First my Rover has been leaking coolant for quite some time. The leak is on the back of the engine passenger side and I cannot see it, only the trail leading down onto the front drive shaft. I figured it was the head gasket as I have seen many threads with descriptions similar to mine. But now when I look at the engine the leak or spot of clean caused by the leak seems to be much higher than where the head meets the block. It seems to be leaking from somewhere the same level as the valve covers. The back of the passenger side valve cover and the engine hoist bracket are shiny and wet looking. I have the parts I need to do the heads and I will soon discover the leak when I start the tear down but is there any other places where the leak could be that I need to pay special attention to. So far I have ruled out the two heater hoses at the firewall, the connection at the front of the intake seems good, and the throttle body warmer plate I am hoping maybe I can get by without removing the heads.
Second in regards to the inline t-stat mod. I have all of the parts lined up that I read about in the DIYs, but I have the older style lower radiator hose, with the heater and reservoir hoses molded in. I have an inline filler/overflow cap and I want to route the overflow from that to the current reservoir tank. So I am thinking I can delete that connection. My only problem is with the heater hose. What can I connect it to? Is there any fitting that I could pick up at a local parts store that would allow me to plumb the heater hose to the lower radiator hose or is there another way to tackle this. I want to get this done in the next few days and was trying to avoid ordering and waiting for delivery of anymore parts. Thanks!
First my Rover has been leaking coolant for quite some time. The leak is on the back of the engine passenger side and I cannot see it, only the trail leading down onto the front drive shaft. I figured it was the head gasket as I have seen many threads with descriptions similar to mine. But now when I look at the engine the leak or spot of clean caused by the leak seems to be much higher than where the head meets the block. It seems to be leaking from somewhere the same level as the valve covers. The back of the passenger side valve cover and the engine hoist bracket are shiny and wet looking. I have the parts I need to do the heads and I will soon discover the leak when I start the tear down but is there any other places where the leak could be that I need to pay special attention to. So far I have ruled out the two heater hoses at the firewall, the connection at the front of the intake seems good, and the throttle body warmer plate I am hoping maybe I can get by without removing the heads.
Second in regards to the inline t-stat mod. I have all of the parts lined up that I read about in the DIYs, but I have the older style lower radiator hose, with the heater and reservoir hoses molded in. I have an inline filler/overflow cap and I want to route the overflow from that to the current reservoir tank. So I am thinking I can delete that connection. My only problem is with the heater hose. What can I connect it to? Is there any fitting that I could pick up at a local parts store that would allow me to plumb the heater hose to the lower radiator hose or is there another way to tackle this. I want to get this done in the next few days and was trying to avoid ordering and waiting for delivery of anymore parts. Thanks!
