Randomspeedfreak's M52 conversion

[magpie]

what i do now is fill up through the top rad hose with the front of the car lifted till the rad is full,put the top hose on and just inside the rad filler bottle you will see a hole.put your finger over the hole and squeeze the lower rad hose on the passenger side till all the air bubbles have gone keeping an eye on the coolant and filling the bottle up when needed,best to use hot water.

the conversion i've just finished was done this way 1st attempt ,job jobbed.

[randomspeedfreak]

what i do now is fill up through the top rad hose with the front of the car lifted till the rad is full,put the top hose on and just inside the rad filler bottle you will see a hole.put your finger over the hole and squeeze the lower rad hose on the passenger side till all the air bubbles have gone keeping an eye on the coolant and filling the bottle up when needed,best to use hot water.

the conversion i've just finished was done this way 1st attempt ,job jobbed.

i did have a go this method last time, but i think i was being a donut and filled the block rather than the rad

ill have a dig with bnoth methods later on today and see how i get on

thanks as always boys

[DanThe]

Fill both, air locks in the engine and heater matrix are the most difficult to remove

[randomspeedfreak]

right bit of a jump!
shes on the road!

there are a number of reasons i want to torch the thing though!

i have a very slight leak from my rad under pressure, this is annoying!

i have a very strange flat spot, on an indicated 5500 rpm (about 3000 i think with the correct tacho chip) regardless of throttle there is no torque, then, without a change in revs, after about 3 seconds, it pulls like a train. it only does this after a prolonged run around this rpm, or after ragging it

it also wont idle when warm, cuts out at junctions and such,

im guessing i have an air leak or a duff icv?

i also have a slight oil leak, i think from the sump plug, and a vibration from the prop as ive used different halfs

on the upside ive just had my exhaust done by infinity bristol and its gorgeous!



the saga continues! but feck me when it goes it goes dont it!

[randomspeedfreak]

which icv should i be using with the m50 manifold? m50 or m52?

[E30BeemerLad]

M50

[Brianmoooore]

Fairly sure they're exactly the same part.