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Offline shatar4

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Heater hose outlet
« on: July 05, 2008 - 04:58:16 PM »
I am not using the outlet on the waterpump for the heater but I have to block it off somehow. Has anyone ran into this problem and what did you do? Thanks
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Re: Heater hose outlet
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2008 - 07:00:25 PM »
Just place a short hose from the intake to the water pump.
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Re: Heater hose outlet
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2008 - 07:12:17 PM »
Your talking about the bypass hose (larger), I'm talking about the heater hose (smaller). The bypass hose is staying on but I'm not running a heater.
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Re: Heater hose outlet
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2008 - 09:07:34 PM »
You have two heater hoses, one from the intake to the heater core, and one from the water pump to the heater core. Bypass the heater core by putting the two hoses together; a short hose from the intake to the water pump.
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Re: Heater hose outlet
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2008 - 10:42:54 PM »
 This might help,  on the 440  the hose nipples are threaded and very tight , you can take them out and then just get a brass plumbing  plug with some sealant , I did that 25 years ago  and still have the car today and never had any problems with those plugs

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Re: Heater hose outlet
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2008 - 11:26:56 PM »
This is a small block.
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Re: Heater hose outlet
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2008 - 12:02:04 AM »
This might help, 

 I hear ya , that's why I said "MIGHT HELP".........  What does the heater hose on a SB connect to, if its a nipple they might just unthread and ya can plug them........         

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Re: Heater hose outlet
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2008 - 12:35:19 AM »
When i bought my barracuda it had the obvious sign of a leaking heater core, the looped water pump hoses. I hate that look.
I ended up removing the water pump and tapping the nipple and running a pipe thread setscrew down into it. Then I put a rubber heater hose cap on it so it looked complete. Worked perfectly fine until I put in the new dash pad and did the heater core at the same time. Long term permanent would be to cut it off flush and either use a nice flush mount allen headed pipe plug or have someone TIG it and grind it flat.
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Re: Heater hose outlet
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2008 - 08:31:41 AM »
Don't know if they still have them, but 10 years ago in the 'help' section of the local parts store, they had caps that were made for this.  Sort of like a 1" peice of hose with one end blocked.  I used them and they worked.


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