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Heater Hose Routing

Posted: 3/29/12 7:43amMessage 1 of 15
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I'm going to not be using my heater and was wondering which would be better. Should I route the heater hose from the water pump outlet up to the intake manifold heater hose inlet or just put plugs on the heater hose connections instead? Is this a 50/50 deal that would not really make a difference or is there a solid reason to go one way or the other?
 
Thanks for any input you can provide.Cool
 
Keith


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Re: Heater Hose Routing

Posted: 3/29/12 7:48amMessage 2 of 15
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I had mine both ways....didn't matter except for looks. Plugging holes looks much better than a loop of hose.....jmho.
   

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Posted: 3/29/12 7:52amMessage 3 of 15
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Thanks Dan, I was hoping to hear that. I really wanted to go with the plugs if possible.
 
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Re: Heater Hose Routing

Posted: 3/29/12 7:54amMessage 4 of 15
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I AGREE WITH PLUGING THE HOLES
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Re: Heater Hose Routing

Posted: 3/29/12 9:39amMessage 5 of 15
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Running the loop helps with circulation, but...plugging the nipples doesn't do any damage. It's more of a personal, esthetics decision. Either way is acceptable, with no real downsides. Thumbs Up

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Re: Heater Hose Routing

Posted: 3/29/12 10:03amMessage 6 of 15
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Hmmmm, I was curious about that myself.
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Re: Heater Hose Routing

Posted: 7/9/12 10:16amMessage 7 of 15
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Vette(s): 68 COUPE 454 HAS MOTION HOOD SCOOP, REVERSED GILLS ZL-1 FENDER FLARES AND MOTION REAR SPOILER, LEMAN'S GAS CAP, BUCKET HEADLIGHTS. CAN-AM FRONT RACING SPOILER. CHROME HOOKER HEADERS AND SIDE PIPES! 4 SPEED M20, LOOKS FAST STANDING STILL !!
By doing this will it cause over heating ?
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Posted: 7/9/12 10:16amMessage 8 of 15
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Vette(s): 68 COUPE 454 HAS MOTION HOOD SCOOP, REVERSED GILLS ZL-1 FENDER FLARES AND MOTION REAR SPOILER, LEMAN'S GAS CAP, BUCKET HEADLIGHTS. CAN-AM FRONT RACING SPOILER. CHROME HOOKER HEADERS AND SIDE PIPES! 4 SPEED M20, LOOKS FAST STANDING STILL !!
By doing this will it cause over heating ?
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Posted: 7/9/12 11:51amMessage 9 of 15
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No  There is no difference in my 82 before or after I basically plugged the system.  I put valve is both lines to keep water out of the heater core.  Even in So Cal I did not want to not have the option of having a heater.  

Napa has the correct valves (they are two different sizes).  I believe I still have the part numbers somewhere if someone is interested.
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Posted: 7/9/12 12:12pmMessage 10 of 15
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tb2k82ce said: No  There is no difference in my 82 before or after I basically plugged the system.  I put valve is both lines to keep water out of the heater core.  Even in So Cal I did not want to not have the option of having a heater.  

Napa has the correct valves (they are two different sizes).  I believe I still have the part numbers somewhere if someone is interested.

yes, if you know the numbers , that would help out alot.
 
For some reason my heat stays on and you can feel it on your feet.
My wife is not liking driving around in 90 degree heat with the heater on !!!!
So thus I want to bypass it.
Thanks.
Joe

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