I have a n00bish question that I need answering, and I know you guys are the best to ask this.
I want to make my water return line to the thermostat housing by welding a -6an fitting to it. However, I'm worried if I will have any water-backing up issues before the thermostat opens? Once it opens it will have awesome suction to drain the coolant out of the turbo, but if it's closed can it actually backup and boil inside the turbo?
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Turbo water return to thermostat housing?
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YEP, and you don't really even need high pressure to.cool the turbo. Those lines are just a precaution, some people dont even run them. So if you are running lines from anywhere, you will be safe
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If you use the heater lines it will reduce flow through the heater core, therefore the heat coming out of the heater. It depends on line size. Another downside is that the heater would have less of a cooling effect on the motor which is never good.
The lower radiator hose may be better as a return? Ive never owned a water cooled turbo
The lower radiator hose may be better as a return? Ive never owned a water cooled turbo
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Yeah the lower radiator hose IS a better return, and that's why I want to weld a return fitting just ontop of the thermostat housing, which is attach to the bottom return hose! Now you see what I meant. Thing is... with the thermostat closed... will it back up the flow?schmauster920 wrote:If you use the heater lines it will reduce flow through the heater core, therefore the heat coming out of the heater. It depends on line size. Another downside is that the heater would have less of a cooling effect on the motor which is never good.
The lower radiator hose may be better as a return? Ive never owned a water cooled turbo
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