Pipe dimensions

Right made some measurements the other day so this will hopefully help you lot with ordering and reusing gtt and the volvo pipes.
These were done with a vernier and a rough guide.

Dimensions of water pipes on b18ft head:

Large outlet = 21mm
medium outlet = 14mm
Small outlet = 10mm

Thermostat = 35mm

Metal water pipe inlet (situated under thermostat) = 20mm

Large return to water pump = 32mm

Small return to water pump = 14mm

Renault 5 diesel rad inlet and outlet = 32mm

Turbo water outlets = 15mm

Gtt header tank:
Top = 10mm
Both bottom outlets = 24mm

Heater Matrix = 18mm

Turbo inlet and outlet = 51mm
Air Flow Meter = 70mm
Volvo breather = 14mm
Volvo throttle = 63mm

nice one matey sure it will help a lot of people out.

do you mind me addin the info to the article i'm doing?

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Originally Posted by Haz

do you mind me addin the info to the article i'm doing?

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Not at all haz, get it in there. :)

does anyone know the diameter from the pipe of the oil drain? (going in to the sump)

gtz sieger

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Originally Posted by sieger

does anyone know the diameter from the pipe of the oil drain? (going in to the sump)

gtz sieger

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Oh the dirty hole round the back, thats Andy speciality :) im sure he has measured it up ;)

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Originally Posted by philg

Oh the dirty hole round the back, thats Andy speciality :) im sure he has measured it up ;)

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:laugh::jerkoff: I'll measure this tonight for you sieger.

tx in advance..
:agree:

This is the Oil drain on my spare block sieger, sorry iphone camera :ashamed:
http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...x/e6bafa74.jpg

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...x/1b6f3f9e.jpg

The lip on the oil drain pipe is about 17.86 mm

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/z...x/dc516d0e.jpg

After the lip it reads about 15.72 mm. Hope this helps :)

super! now i can order the silicone hose:)

andy to the rescue again, top man :)