Thread: Lucky Escape Today

Originally Posted by clubagreenie

OH it's a solid stainless line now, but seeing as all it does is bleed very little fluid from the manifold back to the tank, it serves no real function.

It's a bleed off line to allow an easy path for bubbles to escape the top of the engine, making refilling the engine with coolant easier. Essentially it allows any stray gases to escape without creating an air lock. Your engine's cooling system may be perfect now but it won't always be that way.

Its the plenum preheater line. Unless your in minus temperatures you can disconnect it but put a bypass line in, don't block it off as it does also serve as a bleed line as stated.

I like to keep it as original as possible, that's the way it was designed.

Cheers Jerry

Yes but it'll be to your detriment. There's a reason it's bypassed or omitted from later vehicles.

Originally Posted by clubagreenie

es but it'll be to your detriment. There's a reason it's bypassed or omitted from later vehicles.

So LR got it wrong? Mine appears to be okay, apart from the hose failure.

The hose failure IS the issue. It's brittle and prone to be knocked ot lent on and the last thing the V8 needs is another reason to overheat.

There is a reason that everyone removes it and doesn't have an issue. It's for cold climates (Euro winters) and your location doesn't appear to fall into that category.

I believe you are thinking of the wrong hose.

However, I have read a lot about the bypassing of the TB and agree in the tropics you are probably okay, but as others have pointed out above, the set up does serve another purpose.

Happy, it works and why change it.

Cheers Jerry