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MG MGF Technical - Freelander PRT in MGF

I have now completed my PRT conversion. I chose to fit the thermostat housing horizontally, which I found was the easiest way as i did not have the OE MGF hoses.
I bought a Land Rover Freelander conversion kit, using the T-piece and cut the hoses to fit.
So far I have driven some 200km after the conversion was done. It works very well - now the warm-up time is back to what it used to be before i fitted the drilled 82deg thermostat. The heater also works OK.

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Jon F

nice work Jon :o)
Rob Bell

Jon,
What would you say were the disadvantages of the relatively simple drilled thermostat 'solution'? I had been contemplating just drilling if anything happens down there!
Charles

Charles,
Slower than correct warm up, no proof of any benifit
Will Munns

Thanks Will, I was thinking premixing/heating the body of water in the radiator and pipes before stst first opens and equalising pressures after switching off the engine as being advantages. I can see the slower warm up to normal running temp as a very slight downside. Have we proven the HGF issue solved beyond doubt? I have followed some solutions with great interest and can see the theory, but proof?
Charles

Charles,
Will is right. I drilled a 2.5mm hole in my old thermostat. On cold days it would take 20km of driving until working temperature was reached. Fitting a PRT is no big job, the hardest part is in fact the part involving replacement of the thermostat with an orifice.
Jon F

Touche - thanks both! :o)
Charles

That is a very good one Jon!!
Yigit

This thread was discussed between 24/04/2006 and 25/04/2006

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