KV6 Manifold/ Head coolant connection Is this right?

[F355GTS]

A couple of pics, it doesn't look right to me

 

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Assuming it isn;t right, anybody know how is the pipe connector held in?

 

thanks

 

Mark

[Bob Corb]

I've just pulled my KV6/SLR manifold for a peek. It looks just the same. Its not pretty is it?

 

As long as there is a small passage for air to pass thru and the little ball bearing inside is free to move you should be okay. It appears to be glued in with some sort of epoxy?

 

Cheers

 

Bob

[F355GTS]

Bob

 

'the little ball bearing' oh there's one of those in there, I assumed it was supposed to be a straight through pipe so maybe it's fine but as you say looks a bit 'heath robinson'

 

cheers

 

Mark

[V7 SLR]

Drill the ball bearing out. It's more trouble than it's worth. I drilled mine out. If you fit Jenvey's, you will need a "tap" similar to the one you have on the KV6 manifold, but it won't have a ball bearing valve in it. Many people running successfully with this config.

 

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[Bob Corb]

If its not giving you any problems then the ball bearing should help the cooling performance. Its there to allow air bubbles to flow past easily during coolant filling but prevents coolant flow during normal operation.

 

Without the ball bearing coolant will short circuit the cylinder head and radiator by just pissing into the header tank. I think you should be able to hear the ball click side to side when you squeeze the top hose just to make sure its moving about properly. When installing on dyno I used to give it a poke with a piece of wire and let the coolant come out for a couple of seconds just to convince myself the head was air free.

 

Bob