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    Ford 302 Heating/ Water Flow Configuration

    Hi Lee, it's simply down to logistics. The rad pipes on my car are (large) stainless steel which run through a centre column. The fittings off these at the front are just 90 degree rubbers and then another stainless pipe to the rad. Tapping into the line at this point would be difficult and...
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    Ford 302 Heating/ Water Flow Configuration

    Thanks for your post Jac, I've read many a thread on this subject, some say needed and others say not. Laws of physics tell me gas is lighter than water hence this is a possibility if air is in the system). From my practical point of view, it would be good to leave this out, however I am...
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    Ford 302 Heating/ Water Flow Configuration

    Hi guys, thanks again or the info, I think I'm getting there!! Here's some.pics of my set up, You can see my expansion tank top right. I will see if I can fit some kind of catch tank feeding from the cap outlet. For the heater core I've run some separate 15mm copper pipes from the engine bay...
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    Ford 302 Heating/ Water Flow Configuration

    Okay, so here is my revised diagram. How does this look?? Thank you.
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    Ford 302 Heating/ Water Flow Configuration

    Chris/ Lee, many thanks for your replies, that's much appreciated and very helpful. I think what I'll do is re-draw my system as you guys have noted and repost to ensure I have understood correctly. One thing - on my system I just have a bleed screw at the top of my rad, do you think it would...
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    Ford 302 Heating/ Water Flow Configuration

    Hi everyone, Was hoping for a little help..!!. I am struggling to get my cooling system working after realising a few simple mistakes on initial start up and seeing an overheat. I've looked at all the different threads, but I am getting myself confused with all the different configs...
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