[PeterW]

So should it end up looking like this?

[steak_knife]

You got it, top to top & butt to butt.

[PeterW]

Sounds ideal

[gman]

Jimny's don't have a heater tap and normally should have coolant running through the heater core all the time, If its been blocked off a loop hasn't been established for the engines coolant to flow from and to the engines heater pipes, coolant may be not able to cool parts of the engine. that pipe at the bottom coming from the engine looks like its been blocked. Is this the case?

[steak_knife]

I think it's folded over it's self, ineffective bypass.

[gman]

and looking on the Jimny workshop manual it shows coolant travels from the head via the heater core to the water pump. thus restricting coolant flow from the head. may be causing your issue.

Have you just bought the car? maybe this is why it was sold.

[PeterW]

gman wrote:

and looking on the Jimny workshop manual it shows coolant travels from the head via the heater core to the water pump. thus restricting coolant flow from the head. may be causing your issue.

Have you just bought the car? maybe this is why it was sold.

Yep had it for a week.. slipped a disc yesterday, so as soon as I've been to the BackSnap doctor I'll be swapping those hoses around.

What dollars are you looking at for a heater core if it needs swapping out?
Peter

[gman]

to see if this is the problem don't worry about the heatcore for now, just make sure coolant can flow from engine outlet to engine inlet and see if this helps the overheating.

the heater core is in the dash so I'd think the time to replace would out way the price of the core... I hope I'm wrong thou

[PeterW]

That sounds like the go... cause after a quick search the reoccuring price i'm seeing is $330 for a new heater core.. and most of a day to change it over.

[BlueSuzy]

I have bypassed mine as my heater core under the dash leaks bad!

I am wanting to put the jimny core and aircon that i have in mine, so i has a new core!

[PeterW]

Guess who else has a leaky heater core!!! Just disconected the inlet/outlet for the heater core and funnel'd hot water into the top fitting.. got a bit of warmth through the vents, and a few dribbles on the floor in the cab. So it looks like I'll be fixing/replace that in the coming week.
Peter

[PeterW]

BlueSuzy, did you buy your AC & heater core new or from a wreck?

[steak_knife]

Pull yours out 7 take it to a radiator shop, thay could either match it with another or passably fix yours.

[BlueSuzy]

PeterW wrote:

BlueSuzy, did you buy your AC & heater core new or from a wreck?

I bought a whole car.. Look in my sigline..

[PeterW]

ha ha never saw that

[PeterW]

Quote:

I am also keeping coils, diff spring/arm mounts and Aircon/heatercore system

Damn you bought a whole car just to get that.. lol

Peter

[BlueSuzy]

No. I bought the whole car cos it was cheap and profitable in 5 seconds after i bought it.

Maybe i will make the Jimny sig Red

Ah thats betterer.

[PeterW]

Damn thing...

Flushed the radiator today, undid the bolts that attach the top hose to the engine, as per the workshop manual.. And WWaaLLaaa

Thats not gonna fit.

[PeterW]

But the bottom hoses looks to go here??? Is that it?

[steak_knife]

PeterW wrote:

But the bottom hoses looks to go here??? Is that it?

Yep, careful with the housing tho, it's just plastic.

was about to say wrong hole on the 1st pic's..

[PeterW]

How the hell are you supposed to get in there... lol... This is gonna be a 6 pack job I can see it right now.

[gman]

I think the manual your reading is for the g13bb and you have M13a engine. the flow chart for the cooling system is for the g13bb engine.

[steak_knife]

PeterW wrote:

How the hell are you supposed to get in there... lol... This is gonna be a 6 pack job I can see it right now.

You should see it in a swift!!!!

Just swing the alt out of the way.
Disconnect the batt 1st tho..

[PeterW]

Quote:

I think the manual your reading is for the g13bb and you have M13a engine. the flow chart for the cooling system is for the g13bb engine.

That explains a lot!!

Quote:

You should see it in a swift!!!!

Just swing the alt out of the way.
Disconnect the batt 1st tho..

BBzzap bang clang

[steak_knife]

If you do that I'll give you $20 for the eng & box.

[PeterW]

hah haha

[steak_knife]

You can keep the Ecu & harness, that would be melted to the carpet anyway.

[PeterW]

This should help

[PeterW]

That would be my style too..

On my FJ73, I wired 1 of the Spotlights backto front or something, with a bad relay.. cant quite remember.. But as soon as I turned the Spotties on all the Wires melted and a big cloud of smoke came out of the engine bay, it was a good thing I had my pocket knife on me, or I think I would have lost the whole car.

[gman]

That looks much better

The problem when smoke comes out is its really really hard to put it back in.