Rover V8 Efi - coolant pipe confusion....

GavinJ Club Retro Rides Member MGB 3.9 v8 Sebring Posts: 927 Club RR Member Number: 209	Rover V8 Efi - coolant pipe confusion....GavinJ @gavinj Club Retro Rides Member 209
	Jul 4, 2013 20:47:00 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hoping someone on here is clued up on rover v8 cooling systems... I'm in the process of plumbing in the coolant pipes in my MGB and getting a bit lost, Can anyone tell me where No:3 should go? (not my pic just stole it off the net) I am also struggling where to plumb in the return from the heater matrix? i'm taking it from the upright outlet from the top of the water pump to the heater matrix and I can't see a suitable return inlet anywhere? Again another borrowed pic off the net but you can see the hose going from the pump to the heater matrix but no matter how much googling I do I can find a clear pic of where the return pipe goes... I also need an inline heater valve, any idea of an ideal car that has a nice inline valve as standard?


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sowen Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,245 Club RR Member Number: 24	Rover V8 Efi - coolant pipe confusion....sowen @sowen Club Retro Rides Member 24
	Jul 4, 2013 21:30:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	When I ran injection I left the little plate off under the throttle body, not sure where exactly it goes though. The heater takes one feed off the back of the water pump, through a steel tube bolted to the underside of the inlet manifold, and where it exits at the back of the manifold is where the other heater hose goes. Old series Land Rovers have a heater valve, screws down into the head on the Land Rover engine, and the outlet is on the side, with a cable operated arm coming in from the other side, if you get what I mean? They are likely to be fitted to other British cars of the time.
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colnerov Posted a lot Posts: 2,835	Rover V8 Efi - coolant pipe confusion....colnerov @colnerov
	Jul 4, 2013 21:58:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hi, normally on RV8 the hot water supply for the heater is on the back of the inlet manifold and returns to one of the connections on the water pump, without going and checking the injected engine up the workshop I can't say for sure which connections are which, The throttle body needs water connecting into the circuit. Taxi's have remote heater taps, thus- www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Heater-Control-Valve-Kit-Car-Classic-Car-Taxi-TX1-/200924321876?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2ec805d854 Colin.


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