box cooling

Does anyone know the size of the inlet and outlet tubes to the coolant tank from the thermostat housing? I'm rebuilding an '84 FI engine and the larger tube is totally rusted away to nothing, while the smaller tube is functional, but could use attention too. The usual suspects only seem to carry...

Lately I've been working on the nose area of my current X project, including the cooling system components that are located there. In two other threads [links below] I discussed the shape of the "box" area surrounding the radiator and electric fans. So in this thread I will give a description of...

Hi, after fitting of new coolant tubes and in anticipation of a K20 swap the old Rad had to go. A new standard aluminium replacement is available in Aus. but very expensive and I wanted bigger anyway - The new support bracket picks up the existing mount bolts and also the two mounts on the side...

Just finished replacing just about all the major heater hose and thought I would do a quick write up of the process. In this project I replaced the 4 main hose which attach to the metal pipes running under the car, The short 90 degree piece attached to the thermostat housing and the heater core...

Hi all. So, despite the list of things to do to my X1/9 being quite long, one has taken precedence over the last couple of months. I must admit, most of my motivation comes from not wanting to do a head gasket replacement due to an overheat. My old and Italian cooling system is barely holding...

Seen lots of references. What year Sciracco rad fits our car? Sick of repairing 45 year old radiators. Seems pointless when I see sciracco rads all over the interweb for $120 or less. The last aluminum rad I bought had to be repaired out of the box. Marginal quality at best. I simply (and only)...

I've been working on the cooling system of my X lately. I replaced the radiator with a MWB aluminum, water pump with a GMB stamped impeller and a new thermostat. Brought it up to temp at idle and all is working perfectly. Temp stabilizes just under 190F and the fan kicks on one tick above...

There must be a thread out here somewhere -- would anyone point me to it? 81 X, no A/C. Heater valve is frozen open. Purchased new one from MWB. Now, who can walk me through pulling out the core and replacing the valve?

So I always had planned on doing a 'proper' posting for my k20/restomod build but even tho my day job is in the software industry, I just never seem to find the time to do it right. My plan was to follow Rodger's previous advice on posting and do proper postings. I think at this point I need...

As I have mentioned, I have removed the water pump from my engine and installed a Davies Craig electric pump. I will go into detail about this mod later, but I want to share an observation I made in the process. The engine is a 1.9L with high compression and a bunch of mods. I am still in the...

Among my tasks right now is to replace my cooling hoses. I have the primary hoses coming from MWB, 4 major ones that are kitted and the 90° elbow to go from the thermostat to the bypass pipe. So I understand that the lower hose to the coolant reservoir tank from the thermostat housing is a...

Running Too Warm----Results Added 11/4/13 Oh Noooooo, not another running too warm/hot thread!:fart::nod: During final prep I tested the cooling system with a pressure tester, and I had to replace the original-to-the-car water pump because it was leaking, probably due to sitting for close to...

Hey all, Last weekend I completed my Scirocco radiator conversion on my 87 X. I wanted to drive it a bit before posting about it, so I could detail not only the install, but also the effects, positive or negative. I'll save you the wait and tell you now that I am greatly pleased. I sourced...

Hi everybody this is my version on the Volkswagen Scirocco Radiator replacement for the factory Fiat unit .When I first saw the discussion thread on it I thought wow that is so cool but when I noticed that it hung 2 inches lower than the factory radiator Oh that’s no good no disrespect to anyone...