Heater hoses question
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Car: 1987 Trans Am GTA
Engine: 5.0 TPI
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Heater hoses question
We have an 87 GTA. The car has a "heater control valve" above the passenger side valve cover.
My question is, can I eliminate the control valve and just run the heater core lines straight to the water pump / intake connection point and the other line to the radiator connection point ?
Thanks in advance for your help.
My question is, can I eliminate the control valve and just run the heater core lines straight to the water pump / intake connection point and the other line to the radiator connection point ?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Car: 87 IROC
Engine: L31 350
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 4.10 D44
Re: Heater hoses question
Yes. The supply side is the intake manifold. The return is either the water pump OR the radiator.
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Re: Heater hoses question
would you know how to run heater lines . trying to put aluiminuim radiator that only has upper and lower hose hookups. 87 5.7 tpi with oilcooler
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Re: Heater hoses question
You need a "return" from the heater core. Without a fitting in the radiator, as-is, your choices are: 1) Have a fitting drilled and welded into the radiator tank. 2) remove plug and use (one of?) the water pump fittings. 3) Find a T fitting* and return it into one of the main radiator hoses.
* something like this or this or this.
* something like this or this or this.
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Car: 90 camaro rs
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Re: Heater hoses question
So driver side port on heater core goes to radiator after t off for oil cooler?
Passenger port line goes to intake manifold and t off to other side of oil cooler.
Passenger port line goes to intake manifold and t off to other side of oil cooler.
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