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May 17, 2005 19:39:30 GMT -5
Post by eflow on May 17, 2005 19:39:30 GMT -5
When I got the car the previous owner had bipassed the heater core. He had the hose going from the heater fitting on the manifold to the lower port on the water pump and the thermostat bipass connecting to the upper port on the pump. Exactly where should my heater hose be going?
Right now I've got a hose from the lower port on the pump going to the lower inlet on the heater core and the pipe fitting from the manifold going to the upper outlet on the heater core. Does that sound right? And should the upper port on the water pump connect still to the bipass? And is there a formed hose for that?
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May 17, 2005 20:57:29 GMT -5
Post by ca on May 17, 2005 20:57:29 GMT -5
mine goes from the pump to the top inlet on the heater core.but i dont think it makes much diff i used a piece of 5/8 for the pump to thermo housing ,there might be a formed one at the parts house but probly a Ford item
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May 17, 2005 21:07:13 GMT -5
Post by ca on May 17, 2005 21:07:13 GMT -5
but i thought you were blockin off the manifold water so i think you need to block off the thermostat housing hose.like both hoses from the pump straight to the heater core but i'm not sure you do this on a SBF maybe W2 could chime in on this
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May 18, 2005 17:57:33 GMT -5
Post by eflow on May 18, 2005 17:57:33 GMT -5
Yeah, where's W2?
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May 18, 2005 23:54:38 GMT -5
Post by ca on May 18, 2005 23:54:38 GMT -5
so ddid ya git thet distrbyurater ta fit
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May 19, 2005 1:27:19 GMT -5
Post by w2zero on May 19, 2005 1:27:19 GMT -5
Danger, possible logic ahead! ;D
The location of the hose relative to the shutoff valve operated from the dash do make a difference. If you get it wrong then you may end up with a heater core fulla hot water when you really don't want it.
The hose off the pump goes to the bottom port on the heater core and the one from the intake manifold by the thermostat is the top port in the heater core.
I did have to go look before that last paragraph.
Crap! Forgot about the bypass hose. Yes, that goes from the t-stat housing to the upper pump and it is a molded hose.
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May 19, 2005 4:09:42 GMT -5
Post by ca on May 19, 2005 4:09:42 GMT -5
BUT on mine i dont have the pleasure of a shut-off valve for the hot water,makes it real unpleasant in socal in the summertime thats why i thought that custommerk's was so kool.i hope to put a fourway shut-off valve in before this summer and the hose on the bottom of the heater core ooutlet goes to the back of the 2barrel carb spacer and it comes out the front n dumps into a spot on the manifold bout four inches in front of the spacer if it was me and the manifold has a rear crossover i'd block the thermo tube off or run a chevy style n run both hoses back to the heater control valve that you need to put in and use the rear crossover for steam relief etc. and not run any more hot water thru the manifold than i had too just for HP purposes whatcha think W2
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May 19, 2005 10:51:26 GMT -5
Post by w2zero on May 19, 2005 10:51:26 GMT -5
No thinkin here yet. Got the coffee in me but too many vicodin yesterday. Yesterday was the day off from pain. Today is the day off from drugs. Maybe tomorrow less of both.
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May 19, 2005 13:07:53 GMT -5
Post by eflow on May 19, 2005 13:07:53 GMT -5
I'm going with W2's route. Thanks guys.
As for that distrib, it's fitting now, I just needed to take down a bur on the inside of the drive shaft.
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May 19, 2005 16:25:53 GMT -5
Post by w2zero on May 19, 2005 16:25:53 GMT -5
Brain still ain't workin but it sounds good. Would that be an inline valve operated with a choke cable?
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May 19, 2005 17:32:28 GMT -5
Post by eflow on May 19, 2005 17:32:28 GMT -5
Yeah, what is the deal with this valve thingy, Ca? I'n not sure I follow ya.
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May 19, 2005 17:44:13 GMT -5
Post by ca on May 19, 2005 17:44:13 GMT -5
like a heater shut-off valve.most cars have them but mine looks like it came without one so the heater core has got a constant flow of hot water.so you go to the parts house and buy a heater control valve and mount it on the firewall.then run your hoses as needed and you have to have some kind of cable to pull the valve off or on so thats why W2 said like a choke type linkage to operate it.thats xactly how i'm doin mine otherwise the heater is hot ALL the time andf the way the heater box is setup there is gonna be air (e)flowin thru the core and into your car
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May 19, 2005 22:54:04 GMT -5
Post by w2zero on May 19, 2005 22:54:04 GMT -5
Ca, if you are still getting heat in the car then the foam seals around the dampers in the heater box are gone. It is a pretty major pain in the ass to pull the whole mess but then you can reach everything inside to change out the core and reseal the dampers. It does help if you put your forearm in the vise and make a new joint in the middle though. When you operate the heater controls the dampers will make an audible thwack! when they close if the foam seals are toast. New ones close with a muffled thump. Yours are toast or they would prevent hot air coming out of the box.
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May 20, 2005 1:00:09 GMT -5
Post by ca on May 20, 2005 1:00:09 GMT -5
i took the whole heater box out just before one of my sugeries and fixed the cranks that were stuck and cleaned some rust out but that is all i remember(like a lil blank spot in the memory bank).the vent wire has since snapped so i need to take it out again anyway and i guess replace the seals.but i still dont like the idea of carryin a bunch of hot water in the cockpit
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May 20, 2005 13:15:19 GMT -5
Post by eflow on May 20, 2005 13:15:19 GMT -5
I've got the heater out right now and the foam is toast, I mean like burnt toast! It's all crumbly and nasty. This weekend I'll be doing just that, replacing all that foam and resealing the thing.
I'm having some tough luck finding that formed hose for the thermostat to water pump connection. Anyone have a place in mind? Ford claims they don't produce it anymore.
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