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Hi folks, Well i got the drill the out (a bit short) and with the help of your pics Scott, started drilling through until i had just enough length to see into the chamber. Now while i could not get the angle just correct because of my heater hose running through the gallery, i did break through...

Many thanks again everyone with your thoughts and ideas. Especially Scott with all your help and those superb pictures. I will take the pictures out and go for broke with the drill, at the end of the day these manifold's are not the hardest to come across!. Whether or not i am successful with...

Hi Chris, Many thanks for your input, and interest over this subject. As i said on a previous post i have seen the picture of the manifold with the feed hole, and i sat with the picture next to my manifold in exactly the same position, and not for all the looking and poking and tapping could i...

Hi Scott, Thanks so much for your input on this subject. I will try and get some pics, but i'm fairly sure i must have a white elephant of a casting, however i will take another look and poke around some more. It is interesting as Ron say's about the fella who had no bleed pipe at all.....maybe...

Hi Scott, Many thanks for your help and pics. That is an interesting modification you have made to aid cooling to the tower, tell me, where are you taking the feed of coolant from to enter into your freshly tapped connection?. Sorry to moan on about it, but i for the life of me can not find...

Cheers Rich, Sorry i cant take any pics myself!!. I realise its not the world tilting on its axis, but its real annoying to try and get my head round, especially after a member posted a pic with his manifold which clearly had a water passage in it!. Maybe there was another solution, i am a...

Hi folk's, Sorry to cross thread a tad here, but i am at my wits end with this cooling problem regarding the carb tower blockage on my 72 3500s. I have taken the inlet manifold off and removed all three core plugs, and there is absolutely no sign of an access hole for water to feed up to the...

Hi Scott, I have removed the inlet manifold and the core plug underneath and there is no sign of any water feeding hole???. I have a pipe running through the manifold which presume goes from the heater to the water pump, and i notice you do not have this in your picture?. Have i a different...

Thanks for the comments guys, I did see the core plugs, how easy is a manifold removal, is there a lot of parts to renew when refitting, i presume you need to destroy the core plugs to remove them, and new gaskets to replace the manifold?. Gus.

Hi Ron, I am fairly sure the main pipe etc that the hose clips on to on the tower is clear, as the wire easily goes in about 4 inches, but if you say that the channel takes a sudden bend for the coolant flow there is surely no way of checking this??. There is no flow of coolant coming into the...

Hi, When you say drill through how far are you talking??. As i said i had a bit of fence wire stuck in the depth of the towers i.e when i extract the piece of wire and offer it up externally on the tower base it seems to measure the full depth if you know what i mean??. Cheers.

How easy?. I cant get my compressor to blow through them, and i've poked some wire in there the depth of the tower?!. Cheers.

Hi Folk's, Should you be able to either blow or suck through the small pipe attached to the carb tower on the V8?. Cheers. Gus.

Hi Guys, Thanks for all your input here!. I think i will try the sensor first, and then see the progress. I am fairly sure with the diagnosis you have all given is that the head gasket is ok, and that the carb towers are unblocked. I do find it incredible that there was no expansion bottle...

Thanks guys i will give your suggestions a try. Ron, the coolant is changed once yearly, just before it goes on the road in the spring, and i use the Halford's ready mixed orange stuff?. I drained it last year and wound out the drain valves on either side of the block, and flushed it, with no...

Hi Folks, Just a quick question regarding the carb towers. I have had some cooling issues on my 3500s, and was wondering should you be able to blow through the hose connection point on the towers from the radiator overflow. I have poked it with a long narrow screw driver, how deep should it...

I am fairly sure there is no coolant coming from the carb bleed pipe to the neck of the radiator.When i poke a thin screwdriver in,it seems to protrude the depth of the manifold,without any resistance,how does the coolant circulate round this area??!!!.What i did also notice today was the force...

Thanks guys, Sounds like i'll have to investigate the dreaded head gasket theory!.I don't suppose it is likely to be a faulty sender unit?. You mention how this manifold bleed pipe must be clear,do you mean the manifold point?.The small hose is clear,however when i connect a seperate length of...

Hi folk's, My 72 3500s has just recently had a very energetic temp gauge.It used to sit around the 8 mark in the green and when sitting in traffic rise to just above the 5 of the 85 if everyone understand's me?!.However now it will rise to the top end of the green and just about into the...

Grimv8, Thanks for the info,i think i'm onto a lead!!. Gus.

Chrisw, No sh1t sherlock!.My point is what is the hidden secret with the wheels,there seems to be some strange points being made?. Gus

Hi folks, Lookin for a set of Rostyles,tell me is there something iam missing from this thread,or is it obvious??. Gus.

Hi guys, Thanks for your responses.Before i could try any of your suggestions,i jumped into the car today and lo and behold all is working correctly again :? . The electrical gremlins must have been on the night-shift last night :roll: . cheers. Gus.

Hi folks, Just a recent problem with the old V8.Yesterday when indicating left the warning light stopped flashing,and any sound from the relay also faded.Both work fine when indicating right,and the hazard switch all flashes up.Suprisingly to me,when i checked the left indicators from...

Hi Guys, Another quickie.What should the standard coolant level be in the radiator for a V8S.Mine seem's to drop about 2-3inch from the cap once run for a while,although iam aware of one of my heater hoses leaking slightly.After a really warm run the coolant will run out the overflow,but the...