im doin the coolant in my sbc im just wondering how people have routed theres pict would be great. im mostly interested in how people have come across the back of the engine, from the water pump the the driverside coolant pipe.
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$Rich$ Member
Posts: 14575 From: Sioux Falls SD Registered: Dec 2002
no real good pocs here, but its real somple, i dont have my heater core hooked up either
in the one pic you can see a black metal pipe looking at the ground by the front of the tranny, it is 2 pcs, i had the exhaust shop bend up for me, and it is pcd. together with a small chunk of rubber hose, it goes from the drivers side coolent pipr then in the other pic you can see that it wrape up to the thermostat housing,
then the other hose goes from the outlet on the CSI pump right to the pass side coolent tube real simple, that has about a foor of metal line inthere aswell, i also have an archie 4 core
------------------ Rich AIM: ONE FAST 2M8: 86se V6 Gold 86se 355 SBC, 92 BMW 325i
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Russ544 Member
Posts: 2136 From: S.W. Oregon Registered: Jun 2003
The lower portion of the crossover tube (black pipe over valve cover) is the stock v-6 pipe up to about the head gasket level where a piece of aluminized tubing compleats the passage over to the modified v-6 thermostat housing.
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Feb 28th, 2005
fieroguru Member
Posts: 12111 From: Champaign, IL Registered: Aug 2003
I haven't decided how I'm going to run mine. But I'm going to use some leftover coolant pipes that run along the side of the car. I have 3-4 sets from parts car. I should have enough with the right bends to make something work and look nice at the same time. Plus it's already what the car uses, so I know its going to last.
I used flexible stainless tubing. The bare end on the right connects to my remote WP and snakes down to the passenger coolant tube. They also make a smaller diameter flex tubing for heater lines. I used those too. Very happy with them, so far.
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GKDINC Member
Posts: 1812 From: East Tawas MI Registered: Dec 2001
hiller21, what water pump are you useing? I'm running the sbc water pump with archie's drive belt system. Have the motor out of the car right now and could post a few pic's if that would help. He also supplied my to radiator hoses so it makes it pretty simple in my book. Thanks Gary
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hiller21c Member
Posts: 401 From: hopkinton, MA Registered: Apr 2002
im useing archies water pump drive, i have a good idea on how i want to do it thanx to all the pics. if ya wana leave more ideas for me go for it just more +'s for ya haha.
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eatoninside Member
Posts: 719 From: Tremonton, UT Registered: Aug 2003
hiller21, what water pump are you useing? I'm running the sbc water pump with archie's drive belt system. Have the motor out of the car right now and could post a few pic's if that would help. He also supplied my to radiator hoses so it makes it pretty simple in my book. Thanks Gary
Yes, please post some pics. I'm working on the cooling system on my Archie SBC swap right now too and I don't know what to make of the parts I got with the kit. I'm using archies drive belt system and water pump too.
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Mar 2nd, 2005
GKDINC Member
Posts: 1812 From: East Tawas MI Registered: Dec 2001
correct me if i'm wrong but doesn't the coolant tube on the driverside go into the thermastat housing and the water pump runs down the tube on the passanger side? is this too simple? thanks -gary-
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Mar 4th, 2005
GKDINC Member
Posts: 1812 From: East Tawas MI Registered: Dec 2001
correct me if i'm wrong but doesn't the coolant tube on the driverside go into the thermastat housing and the water pump runs down the tube on the passanger side? is this too simple? thanks -gary-
That's how it's set up on my car. Hot water from the therm housing goes up the driver side to the radiator and from the rad down the passenger side to my water pump. Right below the therm housing is a hose fitting that goes to the heater core. The hose leaving the heater core dumps at the very rear of the passenger coolant tube.