Gti-6 Cooling Hoses...

[fatony1 17]

I know its been covered loads of times before but i've searched all the old threads and im still lost? :confused:

 

Here is a pic of my setup:

 

 

How are A, B, C and D connected, and which one do i connect the loose end of the BBM conversion hose to?

 

Thanks in advance

[CosKev 16]

I've bought a 306 TD water distribution block for my conversion

 

Allows you to use the standard 205/309 pipework,without T pieces

Edited February 5, 2010 by CosKev

[CosKev 16]

Not sure how that pipes up

 

End of BBM hose will go to 'D' I would say,but not sure where your outlet from heater matrix is going to go

 

Pretty sure alot of peole blank off one of the smaller outlets off header tank

But I've found an insert on service box which I am going to fit into thermostat housing to allow a small pipe to be fed off thermo housing upto header tank,as per standard 205/309 pipe set up

Pug part number 1336 K8,just need to drill bleed hole out in GTI6 thermo housing and press this in

Edited February 5, 2010 by CosKev

[fatony1 17]

Yeah ive got one of those too, but i didnt think i needed to use it with the BBM conversion hose. The only way i can think of doing it is B to D, the end of the BBM hose to C, then fitting the 306 TD water distribution block and using one of those outlets for the other heater matrix inlet, if that makes sense :confused:

[fatony1 17]

Actually now you've said that, blocking B on the header tank would make sense, that way the BBM hose would go to D and i'd only need 1 piece of pipe between A and C. Can anyone confirm this?

[CosKev 16]

Think I've sussed it

 

Do you need to bin the metal water pipe with the BBM hose????

 

Then 'A' would go to where metal pipe went to on distribution block,blank off 'B',blank off the pipe that feeds metal pipe off thermo housing,then end of BBM hose to 'D'

 

That would work

[CosKev 16]

Actually now you've said that, blocking B on the header tank would make sense, that way the BBM hose would go to D and i'd only need 1 piece of pipe between A and C. Can anyone confirm this?

 

Don't think you would get any flow through heater matrix doing it like that

 

Water flow is coming out of head on both C and D

[rubyna 4 1 Cars]

I aint to sure on the rest of the set up but (B ) is as far as i know allways blanked off, it certainly is on my gti6!! I take it your using the mi16?

Luke..

[fatony1 17]

Anyone else got any ideas?

[Anthony 1,003]

A is connected to C, B is blocked off, and D connects to the BBM conversion hose.

 

I don't personally like the way using the 306TD distribution block as the hoses run too close to the exhaust manifold for my liking, but clearly it works for some people - more than one way to skin a cat and all that

[fatony1 17]

Thanks Anthony. Would it be OK to connect C to the BBM hose and A to D? Just seems like the outlet on the metal water pipe ( C ) is more suited in bore size to fit the BBM hose.

 

Thanks

[Garry 1]

Makes no odds really. C and D both connectinto the thermostat housing next to each other.

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

im not using the bbm hose kit and cant actually rember how i have done the back pipes, i know there is a t piece in there somewhere?

 

but i have plumbed the oil cooler like this not how you have it, so that cool water is flowing round the sandwich plate not hot??

 

[stegti6 0]

just out of interest,im looking for blue sillicon hoses for git6,do i buy gti6 kit or 1.9gti kit or is it a custom thing?

[Garry 1]

I bought mine from Baker BBM.

If you ask Stew he will know what you need.

Be aware that the 8v top heater hose is too short, the 16v one is a bit longer.