top rear bolt on thermal reactor

[myatt1972]

I never did like the name Keith, stick with "spanner Bender"

[David Nock (RIP)]

Keith you have no idea how happy i am if we have a boy i may just name him after you... heck maybe if it\'s a girl too...

\'King Dick\' used to make the best Spanners donkeys years back.

[David Nock (RIP)]

Glad I was never putting the thing back on. Don\'t actually remember having to change the gasket or orings on the intake manifold !

Shaun

What happens after years and years is one day you suddenly notice a drop in the antifreeze expansion bottle. If you then peep over the engine from the passenger side, to look behind the carb, if it\'s the \'O\' rings then you\'ll see antifreeze ponding in the little humps and dips of metal where the manifold bolts on.
The \'O\' rings just perish, coolant leaks past the Inlet Manifold Gasket and if you don\'t sort it the result can be a nicknacked engine as the coolant level drops.
A lot of owners have blanked the water holes with core plugs because it seems they\'re only there to warm the intake system up a bit in cold weather.

[shaunwil]

Yep, they did get blocked up in the 13b because I wasn\'t using a standard carb (far from it) and I put some laser cut plates between with gasket paper !

Shaun

[myatt1972]

Keith, When you get it back any chance of a pic of it.
 
Dibs

Spanner pic as requested.
 

 
Top left is the useful end.
Keith...

[A7RXY]

Keith, now that is what I call work of art .........Thanks for the pic.

[mpk490p]

how long was that before you started!

[Ian65]

Keith, now that is what I call work of art .........Thanks for the pic.

it\'s only ended up that shape because he lost his rag with it!!

[captainbizzaro]

Now thats impressive