Thread: Orientation of outlets on D2 V8 thermostat

The angled port to waterpump/expansion tank.
The vertical/direct/straight port is the bypass hose leading back into the T junction on the top hose.

if you nest all the OEM hoses back where they belong it only goes in one way....

ok it will fit in one of 3 ways but 2 of those require an inordinate number of mechanics incentivating dialectual intonations.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

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ok it will fit in one of 3 ways but 2 of those require an inordinate number of mechanics incentivating dialectual intonations.

One of which is probably what I had to deal with on my (not yet going) D2.
.... Got'a hate those 'imaginative' intonations!

Originally Posted by AK83

One of which is probably what I had to deal with on my (not yet going) D2.
.... Got'a hate those 'imaginative' intonations!

Nope, you're going to swear at the right configuration....

you'll just swear a lot more for a wrong one.

(and even more when it cooks the engine)

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

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(and even more when it cooks the engine)

Who would allow such a thing! .. whoa! .. not me .. that's for ... darn .... sure, nope, nosirree ... I'd never do something like that ... err ... ever .. or maybe sayyyy ..... err ... a couple of years(give or take).

Dave, you should have been a Colonel or perhaps a Brigadier. But I agree, there is an intellectual exercise at the heart of the decision making. RAVE is designed to confuse. Thanks, Arthur for the completely succinct reply. My initial installation is correct.

The radiator is clear and clean, the water pump is a brand new one, there doesn't seem to be any obstruction in the block.

I need to look at the fan hub, I reckon.

Cheers for the instant help.

Pete

What I don't understand is how they could design the v on top of the thermostat housing so it is almost impossible to get the hose clamps on to the hoses, they are jambed together.

Originally Posted by Robflocar

What I don't understand is how they could design the v on top of the thermostat housing so it is almost impossible to get the hose clamps on to the hoses, they are jambed together.

if you reverse engineer the assembly process, its easy to see how and why it was the way it is.....

which is why the word engineer is usually prefixed with a mechanical incentiviser and suffixed or adjectivised with words like, electrical, automotive, process and structural, depending on if its the convoluted ecus systems, the mechanics of it, the way it was put together or the chassis member thats in the way again when a mechanic is talking to your car nicely.

and FWIW...

Mechanics are like the eye of the storm, swearing is normal parts and tools flying is normal... when it all goes very quiet very suddenly you can worry.