Thread: my poor hot smurf

Any car parts shop like repco or supercheap, even your local V8 performance shop will have trans coolers.

Install them in front of your radiator in the cooler airstream.






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Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Any car parts shop like repco or supercheap, even your local V8 performance shop will have trans coolers.

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Awesome, cheers. Do I need a certain size? Ive read up about different sized ones but haven't been able to find any info to say what size I need.

Cheers

I can do u one for $126.69 inc gst proberbly a bit of over kill for the smurf as its for a 6cyl with 3/8 hoses but would work a treat

Originally Posted by EVILWAYZ

I can do u one for $126.69 inc gst proberbly a bit of over kill for the smurf as its for a 6cyl with 3/8 hoses but would work a treat

Where are you located? Really need to get one today so ive got it ready for sat. Whats the physical size of the cooler?

Cheers

Originally Posted by sheppard84

Where are you located? Really need to get one today so ive got it ready for sat. Whats the physical size of the cooler?

Cheers

im in taranaki but can freight over night this one is 281x180x20

You will be hoping that the head is ok! They crack very easily when boiled and it's a common problem. Mine was cracked when I bought the smurf and I drove it for 18 months before I did anything.

Originally Posted by EVILWAYZ

im in taranaki but can freight over night this one is 281x180x20

Sorry I got caught up at work. I don't think that will fit in either, it's pretty cramped in there. I might have to go for a smaller one.

Originally Posted by Mathias

You will be hoping that the head is ok! They crack very easily when boiled and it's a common problem. Mine was cracked when I bought the smurf and I drove it for 18 months before I did anything.

Yeah, got just about everything crossed that I can think of. A couple of people have looked so far and said it looks ok, so hopefully I've escaped. Just have to wait and see I guess.

Yeah funny thing is mine ran good as gold and all it did was puff a bit of water out the overflow into the bottle and once it found a happy level in the radiator it ran fine. Eventually I got my diesel mechanic mate replace it and he said it was one of the worst he had seen, had 7 cracks!

Originally Posted by Mathias

Yeah funny thing is mine ran good as gold and all it did was puff a bit of water out the overflow into the bottle and once it found a happy level in the radiator it ran fine. Eventually I got my diesel mechanic mate replace it and he said it was one of the worst he had seen, had 7 cracks!

Awesome

I see a lot of the POMs use a typical small oil cooler to cool the oil before it goes into the radiator. This has the advantages that there is better engine cooling capacity with the radiator (colder in the bottom section) and in really cold conditions the radiator can warm up the transmission fluid.

Several guys I know who have those surfs run 75% antifreeze/antiboil to assist with prevention of over heating and head cracking.

So maybe bitten off more than I can chew, but ill work through it and see.
To replace water pump housing I need to remove cam pulley. How do I do that?

thought there would be a bit more to it set it up on its timing marks and loosen the bolt off that's holding the pulley on so there is about a 10mm gap take the cambelt off don't turn the engine over once belt is off disconnect the battery so it cant accidently be turned over by the key what you need to do next is get a lever and lever firmly against the back of the pulley while doing that give the end of the bolt a smack with a hammer make sure you hit it squarely so you don't bend or break any thing the pulley should pop off its on a taper and theres a little woodruff key make sure you don't loose it then theres a plate you take off that's partly covering the pump not much to look for with the pump have a look at the little hole or holes in the housing to see if its been leaking check bearings for roughness and see if the impellor is all there it its a pump that just circulates the coolant it doesn't make pressure another commonly over looked simple thing is the rad cap hope this helps

I thought you just needed to undo the viscous fan, then undo the water pump behind it. Nothing to do with cam pulley.

Yeah, ive sorted out lining up the timing points etc. Hadnt thought of removing battery though, thats a good idea.
A few people have recommended replacing water pump whilst I have radiator out. To replace the water pump housing I need to remove the timing belt.