RWD 4age 20v Tech

Some idea's for rwd conversion on the toyota 4age 20v engine. The 20v come in ae101 and ae111 corolla Levin and Trueno along with the Carib and possibly others.

Notes:
4age thermostat's regulate cold water ENTERING the engine rather than the usual hot water exiting the engine.. therefore the 4age thermostat requires a bypass line to initially get hot water to it.
When modifying the cooling system from standard.. try ensure the 'hot water out' hose does not drop down below the head or top radiator tank otherwise air locks could become a problem.
If there's not enough room for the std thermostat off the back of the head in rwd configuration and cutting the firewall is out of the question.. then customising the water system off the back of the head is required.
The most basic of cooling system could be rwd 16v 4age water pump and thermostat and a direct channel between the two holes off the back of the head which will direct hot water thru the intake side passage and then have a custom pipe come out of the front of head to the top of radiator.
Sam's rwd 20v article on rollaclub shows how to mod a 4ac thermostat/waterpump to fit 20v

Possible 20v cooling system configurations:

std 20v cooling system	ae82/ae92 remote thermostat, custom adapter plate on back of head	no thermostat.
rwd pump and thermostat	remote thermostat
		water passage ground into back of head and holes welded up.. hot water comes out the front through custom made outlet pipe
rwd pump and thermostat	remote thermostat
		with custom water manifold on back of head instead of grinding/welding holes
thermostat on new outlet	like previous but heater connected before re-entering head	outlet routed back thru head with std thermostat on water inlet	hose connecting hot water out to inlet channel and custom manifold on back of head (requires more room)

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