ok heres the skinny
last night i was out driving around not verylong mabe 20 min i pulled into walgreens to get some things for later that night and noticed that i had an antifreez smell so i popped the hood and its steaming from behind the intake.
now im not to familair with these motors just learning them actually and as far as i know the radiator hoses do not run to the back side of the motor so im guessing intake manifold leaking or somthing

few questions are there anytype of coolent lines that run to the stock twins? or coolent lines that run behond the motor anywhere
i need some insight on what to look for before i go tearing into this thing blindly
anyhelp is much oppriciated

 

yup. there are 2 coolant hoses running to the twins. the both come off the water pump housing and are about 3/8"

 

There's also a nipple that comes out of the rear iron. If I remember correctly it runs up to the throttle body... Take your time and don't drive it till you fix the cracked line. A coolant seal isn't worth it!

 

ok yup it was the nipple that runs to the throttle body not a hard fix just a tight space
i thank you guys again for the help

 

Don't drive it. Find the leak and fix it. A coolant leak can very easily overheat and destroy your motor.

 

defantely make sure you fix it before you even start it again . fried rotarys arent fun

 

the sticky stuff that remains from evaporated antifreeze is flammable. good idea to rinse down the area when you are done if the stuff is pooled anywhere.

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yeah got it fixed and yes sprayed it down im not a big fan of the smell of antifreez steam anyways it doesnt taste bad lol but smells horrible...
got one more ? for you guys have any of you done the single turbo swap. i have a to4e a new manifold intercooler bov wastegate downpipe and greddy e manage piggy back i have never done theis swap and need a step by step any info on where i can get the literature on this i have the time to do it i just would rather spend the money on more goodies than on labor and have access to all the tools i need if i knew wha they all are besides the obvious

 

taking the tts out is the biggest part of it. take the intake manifold off(yes the lower one too). take turbos/mani off. bolt new mani/turbo on. EASY!! j/k

If you have a FSM read it. try searching in here also.

I would not use a piggy back to run it though, go for a full stand alone...used pfc should be within reason by now. You get them off of ebay for about 650 or so new.
Good luck with your swap.

 

hey ty man ill look int to the pfc or the haltec then sence its the way to go