help needed

EVL_GEM · tinkerer Joined: 26 May 2003 Posts: 53

oh k, first off i am in the middle of bolting a draw through turbo setup on to my 1600, and i have come to a few problems:
1. once i bolted the dump pipe on i had a look behind it and there are two heater hoses coming out of the firewall which are way to close to the dump pipe, i dont know if any1 else has had the same problem but if u have then what should i do...
2. there are more but i need to put up pictures to explain what i am talking about....

but if any1 could help me with the first questiion that would be a great help..

cheers chris

Frederick Stienheld · petrol head Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 2719

if you dont use your heater then you could always bypass it at the manifold and then plug up the 2 holes in the firewall.
Otherwise I guess you could put a few layers of heat protective wrap around the hoses

EVL_GEM · tinkerer Joined: 26 May 2003 Posts: 53

i was thinkin about the heat wrap but i dont think it would be enough to stop the problem..

i know there are two other holes in the firewall just above the gearbox that i could use but the hoses want be long enough to reach back to the heater...

whats the worst that would happen if i dont use the hoses.

Frederick Stienheld · petrol head Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 2719

nothing bad will happen if you take the hoses out and just run a little 1 from each spot on the manifold.. you just wont have a heater

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 2:53 pm Post subject: Re: help needed

yeah u just wont have aheater, thats all.
thermal wrap should help tho
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HOP_A_LONG · tinkerer Joined: 27 Aug 2003 Posts: 274

a big fat defect will happen. You NEED to be able to use heat on your front windscreen to demist. This is for cars with factory heaters.

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 3:00 pm Post subject: Re: help needed

why? when demistes use cold air?
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GROOV3 · petrol head Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 3682

my dimister uses the heater hot air

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 3:02 pm Post subject: Re: help needed

hmm, ok? wierd my silvia uses the a/c to demist

oh well
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Frederick Stienheld · petrol head Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 2719

you can use either hot or cold
hot works best, but cold still works

EVL_GEM · tinkerer Joined: 26 May 2003 Posts: 53

see the thing is the inlet maifold i am using dosent have any connections for the heater hoses its really wierd.. i am going to get it looked at on friday/ saturday. if i dont figure it out ill post some pics of the inlet manifold and see if any1 has seen something like this b4 on a gemi..
cheers

EVL_GEM · tinkerer Joined: 26 May 2003 Posts: 53

if any1 has done these kinda turbo kits b4 and is willing to have a look at what i am trying to explain, then leave ur email address and i will send some pics

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 3:15 pm Post subject: Re: help needed

so where does your heater hoses go?? if they go nowhere, cut em off???
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Wfc · tinkerer Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 158

wouldnt the draw through turbo setup cause a defect first? unless it is a pre 1/7/76 gemini or it has had the $3000 epa test done on it (and passed) i wouldnt think that it wouldnt be legal in the first place. unless i am forgeting something.
Cheers
WFC

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 3:50 pm Post subject: Re: help needed

my a/c demister works almost instantly
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