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VIKINGV8VW Learner Dubber

19 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#296682
Anyone done this conversion in a kombi? im having trouble with my cooling system! any tips? i have 2 alfa romeo radiators one mounted underneath with alloy scoop! and the other in engine bay ( both with thermo fans) 5-10 meters of piping roughly!

Thinking of big ears and some fans to get more hot air out of the engine bay! ANd a heater exchange box with a electric water pump running another radiator running cool water! ???

engine 4.4 ltr
standard water pump!

twin exhaust come out just in front of the rear tyres

Desert Moose Cut Cut Cut

2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#296780
VIKINGV8VW wrote:Anyone done this conversion in a kombi? im having trouble with my cooling system! any tips? i have 2 alfa romeo radiators one mounted underneath with alloy scoop! and the other in engine bay ( both with thermo fans) 5-10 meters of piping roughly!

Thinking of big ears and some fans to get more hot air out of the engine bay! ANd a heater exchange box with a electric water pump running another radiator running cool water! ???

engine 4.4 ltr
standard water pump!

twin exhaust come out just in front of the rear tyres
this may sound funny, but bypass the radiator is the engine bay and give it a go.......... I think you'll be surprised

64vwmark Fahrvergnugen

930 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·

#296889
A mate of mine had a V8 Capri that used to overheat, he ended up changing the pulley on the water pump to a larger one to SLOW the water flow. This gave the water in the radiator more time to cool down.


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wacked1 Custom Title Time!

1,508 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#297774
Hi mate sorry for not replying to your email was away on holidays.first check your thermostat buy a cooler running one they are cheap and easy enough to install,if you are still having problems install a davies craig (spelling) electric water pump mid way along your water pipes and if the problem persists go to a single bigger radiator, one that was designed for a v8. You will find the Leyland water pump was not designed to push water that far, say all up 20 feet it was designed to only push water 2/3 feet max ,if you check out vwtype2’s radiator set up you will see it is easy to set up and looks great too
Hope this helps
Any more questions let us know

Cheers wacked1
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vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#297857
here's a pic of my rad.
it's from a hx holden, and has a thermo fan on the back.
the thing I like best about it is tou can't see it from above.

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vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#297860
you can see how it fits nicely between the chassis rails.

this duct directs air through the rad

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vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#297864
picks up through this vent.

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vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#297865
keeps this nice and cool

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vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#297866
and still looks standard from the outside, so as not to give the game away. 😉

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VIKINGV8VW Learner Dubber

19 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#298783
done pretty much exactly the same thing! yours looks good too! umm but my water pump is deffinately pushing the water through! i will buy an electric one to i think though and just a bigger core in the same radiator! does buying a lower temp thermostat work or is it better just to remove it completely! ???

VIKINGV8VW Learner Dubber

19 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#299727
Hey everyone i may sell my conversion if anyone wants it just u2u me and we can discuss it!
leyland v8 4.4 litre 230hp-250hp Hot cam! with the standard gearbox and starter motor! Adaptor plate so forth! mounts radiators pipes and so forth! cold cranking compression is above 185 on all cylynders! Brand new not rebuilt garaged for 20 years! Marinised then sold to my work after 40 hours work! i unmarinised it and have had it in my car for around 2 months hardly driven due to not wanting to damage the motor because of cooling prob! anyhows cheers!

Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#299748
One issue I had when I had my v8 kombi (which is now wacked1's) - it used to have the 3.5L (I think, either that or the 4.4L) rover / leyland v8 in it, was the suction hose of the water pump 'sucking in' and reducing in area - thus not putting enough water through the lines.

This was fixed by putting a spring inside the rubber hose to stop it collapsing.

This might be worth checking.

kombi_kid Moderator Good Kid too many projects

124 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#300469
u have U2U viking
it aint just cool its aircool'd