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1 I VISCOUS (IPlVC I,m coupling (I,~mpc,alu,e sensitIve 1VIle shown) 2.5 Tuppill\l -lIplhc COlllilll1 h,vel in the c~J)alls,on \;lI\k 27 Checkin U the drive-belt IClls,on (28 hire CIlUulC)
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Check cnoling syslcm lor /c,1k.~ 1 In spe cl Iht! coolin!! sysh),l) hose s 'llcludlll!) the ,adIOiIO' :,"<1 Iwate. hoses for damage. detcriOlllll0n i1nd sccullly If Ihelt) is I'Irly IOulle;1I'01] of swelling 01 p Check coo/tint level 3 Whe r(l Ilrl expanSIon 11lnk 's hlte d (I"te. Illodels) lhc I;oolnnl ICv!:1 can tJC check ed without .enlov,nu the pr Check drivebelt conditioll and tensioll 6 Inspect the complete lenlJth 01 th e tJrovehell(s) for dClello.,llIon which WIIIIlI)f)e,lf ,lS h1lyll1U 0' UlilZinU to the 1)Ulley cUl1t ilC t su.fi\Ccs. 7 Check th(lt the deflec tion 01 the d.ivebclt{s) midway hetween the wate. pump i1nd (litelnntor pulleys is i1pp.ox,,11i1tely 100 111111 (O 4 OIl) under 1ll0de'i1 le thumh p.essule (photo). 8 Whe.e ~Idiustillent is neceSS(I'y. loosen Ihe Ililefllilto. p,vot and adjustment bolts. re l)OSlloon the alternilto. then tighten the b olts. A leve. mill' be used at the pulley end o f the IIlterna tor 10 o b1;lIn Ihe
COf/ec t tension If .equir e d .
9 Run the enuine f o r severlll minutes Ihen rec hec k t he lension.
Renew,1/Jtilreeze 10 O.am i1nd flush Ihe CO(lhng System as descrlhed in Sections 3 and 4 . 11 F,II the coollllg system With Ihe correct solullon of watel and amlf,ccle as desc"hed in SeClions 5 and 6 .
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If pOSSIble. ensu,e thilt the engine IS cold belo.t! d.al"i"lJ Ihe cool ant. 10 aVOid the fisk of scalding.
2 Remove Ihe .adlatOf or expanSIon tank IIlIe. cap. If the eflUlnc IS hot. Ih ls must be done vl;lry caul,ously, because a sudden release 0 1
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P'".'·S5U'0 CilIl ,esull II. the cool(lnl !.>oIling i1nd blOWing Oul. On ,1 hot enUlIle. plilce iI cluth ove, the caf} and lurn il ve. y uently. '0 release tim p,ess\lIe slowly. 3 flel110ve the SplilSh shield frOI11 b enomh the ra(II;IIOf. of i1pplrcilble
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d'illl1. ,,'"ce a deiln IWO i1nd a half gallon Conl;1ine. underneath the ,adlaIOl. !) Rel110ve the radlatOl bOllom hose lind allow the coo'al11 10 drili" . 6 If the SyStel1'IS to be completely d,ained. rcmove the cyhnde. block d.;1I1' pluU and draIn oul Iho .emainlng coolant hom tho engine . ThiS d'illf' plug IS locilted all the s,de of the cyl inder block to Ihe rear of the oiliolicr. 7 On 1I10deis wilh all eXJ}ilnSlon tank 'emove the rad.alO' cap as well
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In IUlIe. !he cooling syStel11 Will lose ils efficiency because o f a bu,ld'lIp 01 .uSI and sedunen t in the radiator. To clean the .adliltol. .emove thc IllIer Cill) i1nd 'he bOllom hose ilnd !lush Ihe radialo" by inse.llng a hose in Iho f,lle. car> neck i1nd funninu Wille. th.ough fOf about tr.m I11mules . 2 If Ihere is a Ilea vy aCCUmuliltlOn 01 sediment. it is betler to .eve.se
flu sh Ihe .adl~tor. by connecting the water supply 10 Ih o boltom of the rilclmof alld allowinu II 10 flow oul of the tOIl. Speclnl hose adapters arc avai lable to enahle thIS to be done w ith the rild.ator In I)OSllion. but It is p,efe.able '0 removc the lad,ato. and tum il upside down.
3 Remove t he thernlos,a, (Section 8) then .eve.se lIush Ihe engine wi,h a W1l1e. hose u n lll clean waler flows from the .ndlat Of bottom h ose connectIon.
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3.0 litre /~n{lIllL' 2 $lilCkclI Ihe clop 0 1 the top 110M) to the ril.loiltor and rcmovc the hoso (photo) 3 UndO ;II,.t ,,:move tho "\4> hnltS ;'Ind Sllr"'!J w,lshers sccUlor'!1 Iho thermO$I,'t h',,,SU'!1 to the q·\·",Io·, heil.l. 4 T,1plh" 1"'''~'''!llIe'ltlv ,','h " pl"Sllc·he.ldcd hiln1l11e •. to h rc,lk th.! g,1sk('1 s".11 Ih"I c".eflilly 1,It fh" hOlls.ng 011. Remove the !J"~k.:l '" one p,,; •. ,, ,11"'~~Ihle. ()Ihe'''''~,' ',1 I"pC hOlh loim Inces 1Oc.lc;rn olllh'l fen,nu's "llh" !Fhket 5 M,,,~ II", fl"'"ulls\;)!!n :,I,,",v whu:h W"v rllund ilnd wlllc.h "";ov up II'S IoI",d, ""'0 u~,) it ~c",wd, ",' III ' fi",ove Il lrOIll Ihe IrOUSII1!1
28 h/le 1:111/1111.' 6 51,u:~'·" II", I l'I's s,.'!;"''''\! II", •.• d.,IIO. holtou. hose and Ihrl hf'.llr;r ho~1't 10 II,,· 111"''''01>1,,1 I"'''~'''!I .ulIl careful Iv remove Iho hose" (ph01<1)
7 Undo .",,1 '''''' II ,11U11,II Ih,: ('{lV"1 ;tw.,v ( ,.1"'1"1 R,'tCove, Ihe ',0111 cuver !Jaskct.1 II.S
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All cnyin()s 10 Teslthe Ih",moslill 1o. r"''''<: h,llctIO""'!J hv suspr:llcI ",U 1I Oil a string In" saucep.,n 01 cold ".,1,,, tOHcthe. WIth a !h.). momc1Cr ,,,,"I (he ",nIl!' II they dill.,.
!:on~ldp.ralrlv Ihe Ihe ,mOSlil! mUSI 1.>" "~ncw"d 1 2 If the Ihr:.lllos,... t daM not lully OJlr:!! II. IJO.IIIHI Woll er. or doc s not close dowII ,1~ Ihe water cools. Ihen II ."ust he d, scmded illl(1 il new one frur:d Should Ihe thCrmOSWI he ~Iuck opCO when cold Ih,s w"l IISu.,Uy Iw appil,elll "'hen fcmovmu II from the huusing.
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(:"SUIC IIr,)1 11l hOIlS"'!1 .s h",Uv corroded fll " oew hOIl':"'!1 Alw;lvs 1I<:f, il new 1),lSkel .1,,(1 Sf'l.11 II "llphc;lhle (phow) T'!lh",,, II", !,I"'IUUI! 1 holts 10 II,,~ s t)C{:llreci \1>111'''-' wrr:"ch SCllrr'!! (pholo) Rd,tl zh,., coolln!1 svSlem "s d('!>(rrhecl "' 5"ct,on 5
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3 0 iiiif.' VI/yllw 2 5t.,d"·,, Ih', II .. "" ,,1110'(\;,10' ,1'O"IItll .!! hOJI\~. Jlush Ihe illle,nal!)r low;lIds II .. , "n'I"'O, hit IhH dllvetH,l1 '''''11 lilt· wah" pump twlley ;md ",move .1 3 S tack"n th" lowe. 'ilc1,;.IO' hose d ,p .1 l ilt: ,nt., 1 cunnechon 10 th., 11I,1lt1) Ca ... lr,tiv eilSf) Ihe ho~c hom Ihe W;.I." pu"'p r:lIlOw 4 SI.Ir.k"lI 11r" hosc clrp ,ltthe rCill 01 thc ,,,'mp ;'1111 cilfel"IIV eil:>c the Iro:.c hl)llI Ih,· 1''''''1) !, 5!:10:I0,,,,, tl", IIHld hObO r.hp SIIII" I"d .11 Ih" Inl' of the pump ""d ':;I"'h,IIV ""~,, Iho h oso I,om (he lOp 01 Ihe I'U'''I' G U,"I., Ilro: 11"",0 !toll~ SOC\Jrln\j Ihe walcI pump to the cvl. ,,!! c ' Dloek NOh) III;" ".".h hoi I IS 1,1(0d w,lh;1 sjl ""!J washe, ,111,1111,,1. ,'s Ihe Dol l 's 1.,1l'ped bv II", Iii" pulley. 11 Will hC necessary tu l"ogresslvelV s lncken till) holts alld pilil Ihe W.ltcr ))ump il",ny "0111 Ihe cvlinder blocl.: The )ocm,on 01 Ihe hailS should be "oled, so Ihm Ihey ilre reflued on Iherr 011\)",,,1 POSlllons. 7 Oncc all ItHee boilS hilve been unscrewed hom Ihe cVlrnde , blod the Wille, P""'P m"y he 'emoved ilnd Ihe 0.1sk(:1 se';'ped off
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62 Chapter 2 Cooling system
2.8 litre engine 8 Remove the radrator ,lnd Shroud as descrIbed In SectIon 7. 9 Remove the dlll/cbell (Section 10). 10 Remove the ftm and pulley (Section 11) 11 Remove rhe lhcrmosln (Section 8). 12 D,sconnr:c l the hose 110'11 the therm ostat rca r elbow. 1 J Unhoh the wale, pump from the engme, nOlmg the loem'ol] of
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9 1 3A Unbolting the water pump (2.8 li!le eflg inr:) I
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Chapter 2 Cooling system 63
10 Orivcbelts -rcmoval .. nd refitting
Where ilpphcilhle. remove the power slecrinl] pump d rive b elt w Ith refe rence to Ch 11 Viscous drive fan -rcmovllt ilnd refitting
Fm hest acce~s to th e fan. 1"~1 ,,:(l10VH th e ""hatol "s dc~c"hcd Ifl
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SectIon 7 2 Remove the drivcbel\{s) (Section 10) 3 Wlwlc the filn hils ,1 centrill bolt unscrew Ihis ilnd wllhdrnw the fan from the extension Shilh. 4 If the Ian IS secured by It is possdlle 10 Ullscrew two 01 the pulley boil S so Ihm il spilnner 01 nor m G II necess t _
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FiO_ 2.6 Rernovino tho viscous drivn '"n (Sec'1)
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th e drivel>el t (Section 10) then unholt th e 1,111 and pulley. Where il v,scous drive 1,111 ,s j,ued. reler t o Sect ion 1 1. but where ,1 st .. m d;ud Ian is I.Uo wh,ch 'C1.lIllS Ihe hea,ing in Ihe housing. then I>'e~s Ihe lJ(:arrng . expansion pili\) ,lnt! hub oul 01 the hom cover >1 Press Ih e sh"lt o"t 01 Ih e huh 5 Prcss a nnw sh alt ;1Il(i IlCil""!) as."emh ly 01110 the hOIl5'I1U. so Ih;,t thc CUCIo,) ~I'OOVCS me "' ;,hUrr",err l .. ,n il leI'l Irw c,,,.:IoI) G Pre% on lho h"" 11111,1 ,ts hont lace IS 8581"'" (338 ,n) f,olll Ihl1 tc,l' f;lce 01 Ihc fro nt cover .
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13 TClllporll\"ro !.F'lIgo sonder ullit -rCr1lov(l1 (lnd refilting
Th ... ICIU IIC'J\U'C UauUc scndc. UII '\'S IOCillcd all the ou\le elbow ,II the f,ont 01 t he cnglllC. 2 H(llc r 10 S "C 110n 3 .. nd d';lllllhc coolm9 system s"H 'Clcrllly 10 bWl!! I he level hclow the auilel elbow 3 Disconnect the w irmS) from the unit (photo) 14 EHpimsion liHlk·· .ernOllill .. nd Icfiu ing
Rohlf \0 Sec tIon 3 "nd d'i"" the coolm!1 system suH,c'Cll1ly 10 hun\] the IOllel billow lhu ""honor la p hose. 2 Unscrew the cross ·hcnd rI10urliing screws ,lfl(t 1I1I the lank from t ht: lIIi1cket (photo).
3 D,sconeet the hoses .. m d remove the e~p;ms'on wnk (photos) 4 RellwnU IS iI reyer s,,' 01 re moy"l. but rel,n th e coohng system as oescr ibeu 'n Section 5
142 Removing th e e~pansion ta nk mounting soews 14.3A Disconnecting the side hose ... 14.36 ... and bottom suppl y hose flom lhe
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