jagnut66 Posted August 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 6 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: especially at the pipe which runs under the manifold, and clear it out All my hoses are off and will be replaced by silicone ones. I will take a look at that pipe under the manifold, it did cross my mind to remove it but I think I'll give it a soak in Plusgas first. Best wishes, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 agree the pipe adaptor into the back of the pump can be a collector for crud , wonder if its a dissimilar metal makes some attraction to block up?? rod the pipe out , or just get a stainless replacement and ...new olive ( its not plumbing sized more like 12mm ) Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Pete Lewis said: ( its not plumbing sized more like 12mm ) Standard plumbing pipe is 15mm OD because that's a round number that's very close to the OD of the old 1/2" bore pipe. Unfortunately, the pipes on the Triumph engine are all 1/2" OD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 4 hours ago, NonMember said: Unfortunately, the pipes on the Triumph engine are all 1/2" OD Oh Dear! Sorry couldn't resist it I cleaned mine out with a stiff piece of electrical wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Forgot to say: When a come back from a run out in the 13/60 I open the heater valve when I get to within 1 or 2 kilometres of home to get the water flowing and leave it open until I next take it out. My theory is that doing this flushes the water through and helps stop build up of muck etc. May just be wishful thinking but it doesn't cost anything 🤑 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagnut66 Posted August 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 I stuck a hosepipe in the end near the bulkhead (with a section of rubber hose attached to it) and managed to flush it through, without removing it from the engine. It ran dark red for some time, then started clearing and was coming out completely clear in the end. Flushed the whole engine out whilst I was at it and was pleased to find that the engine drain tap wasn't blocked up. Best wishes, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagnut66 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 I got my (new) heater matrix and recored original rad back yesterday and today I fitted them. The chap at Mansfield Radiators showed me my old heater matrix, it was blocked solid! No wonder no heat was getting through. The price of previous owners running it with plain water and no anti-freeze. Anyway, he couldn't find a matrix to match my late Heralds, so he had to make one up. It fitted back into the housing a treat and with the new (ex-smart car) fan fitted in place I hope to notice and improvement come winter. One thing I did find about the replacement fan motor was that air was blowing out around the housing, as it sat very slightly proud, despite being screwed up tight. The whole point of choosing this motor was to avoid butchering the housing to make one fit, so I sealed it up with windscreen sealant. I couldn't resist adding the 'Smiths' stickers. Best wishes, Mike. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 13 hours ago, jagnut66 said: I got my (new) heater matrix and recored original rad back yesterday and today I fitted them. The chap at Mansfield Radiators showed me my old heater matrix, it was blocked solid! No wonder no heat was getting through. The price of previous owners running it with plain water and no anti-freeze. Anyway, he couldn't find a matrix to match my late Heralds, so he had to make one up. It fitted back into the housing a treat and with the new (ex-smart car) fan fitted in place I hope to notice and improvement come winter. One thing I did find about the replacement fan motor was that air was blowing out around the housing, as it sat very slightly proud, despite being screwed up tight. The whole point of choosing this motor was to avoid butchering the housing to make one fit, so I sealed it up with windscreen sealant. I couldn't resist adding the 'Smiths' stickers. Best wishes, Mike. Hi just to confirm correct. Is/Was Part No O 130 1C1 113 made by Bosch?. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagnut66 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 hour ago, PeteH said: Hi just to confirm correct. Is/Was Part No O 130 1C1 113 made by Bosch?. Pete Hi Pete, Yes, it is a Bosch motor but the label was tatty and I thought it much more patriotic to display a 'Smiths' label in a Triumph. Who won the war anyway! 😃 Best wishes, Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 2 hours ago, jagnut66 said: Who won the war anyway! Don`t mention the war Basil.!!! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagnut66 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 3 hours ago, PeteH said: Don`t mention the war Basil.!!! Pete lol 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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