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Heater hose pulled OUT

Don't ask me how or why, but today the heater hose pulled out of the firewall. Not the rubber part but the brass part. I was told it pulled out of th ecore itself. Right now I can't afford to put a new core in or do I have the paitence to do it. So is there a way I can buyapp that and just run a "loop" of the hoses back to the water pump? Like a 180 turn back to the water pump? If anyone has any better idea's let me know

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Reply #1 –
yeah dude just get a brass piece with barbs on either side, connect the ends of the hoses attached to the heater core with it. it will, yes, be a closed loop. you wont have any heat obviously but that won't hurt the car.
 
you could even pick one of the two going to the core, yank it out of the car entirely, and connect the remaining hose back to the now exposed pipe on the pump, connecting the pump back to itself.
 
somehow i think that is un-understandable. lemme know if it isnt :flame:
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

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Reply #2 –
I get it. I'll be on that tomorow. I take it everyone wants pics of this too?

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Reply #3 –
no we want video footage of the ENTIRE process, fully  narrated by one of the guys on Horsepower TV.:rollin:
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

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Reply #4 –
Smartass, I'll go strignt for Speed TV!!!:shakeass: :flip: :shakeass:

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Reply #5 –
Just in time for winter, eh?
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

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Reply #6 –
Don't forget the hoses are different sizes; 5/8" & 3/4".
You may need an adapter of some type to connect them.
Death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth.

1988 5.0 Bird, mostly stock, partly not, now gone to T-Bird heaven.
1990 Volvo 740GL. 114 tire-shredding horsies, baby!

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Reply #7 –
Heater cores are a pain to swap,but when you do it,use a quality piece.No .That is something you want to do once,and call it finished for good.It's not so hard if you've doone it once before.Try to find someone local who has done it to help.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #8 –
The heater core swap isnt bad.
It's Gumby's fault.

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Reply #9 –
if you are not or dont plan on ever having A/C again,, just hook up the hoses to those two fittings.  Be warned,,,,, you will have more heat than ever before and in every posssible position you select.

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Reply #10 –
Quote from: MasterBlaster;114455
Don't forget the hoses are different sizes; 5/8" & 3/4".
You may need an adapter of some type to connect them.

Thought that's what WD40 was for... Maybe they don't sell it in CA???

Quote from: jcassity;114464
if you are not or dont plan on ever having A/C again,, just hook up the hoses to those two fittings.  Be warned,,,,, you will have more heat than ever before and in every posssible position you select.

Did that on a old '67 Falcon Wagon years ago.... Seemed the heat was either nothing or 200*, had to ride with the windows down in Jan...

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Reply #11 –
Well, a few things first. 1. I don't plan to drive it in the winter. Heat woulds till be nice. 2. The AC was laready ripped out when I got the car. 3. How exactly should I do it. Fix core now, bypass it....? Can I just pulg the hoses ( I know thats probally a no) and if I do the 180 back to the punp, should it be pretty with fittings or just rubber hose. Also on mine it branches off to the Egr spacer?, do I have to connect that too or leave it off?

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Reply #12 –
Honestly, Mike, since you aren't driving it in winter, I would bypass it for now.  No one likes doing a core change in the cold.  That's when I've had to do all mine and it sucks.

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Reply #13 –
Yeah I guess I can. I'll probaly just end up with rubber hose with an adapter on it to round it back to the pump. nothing sleek and shagy but it will be done. That will be tomorow after my interview or later tonight. Haven't decided
 

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Reply #14 –
loop it back with any old piece of pipe that is bent in a 180 or just hook directly up to the two fittings that are suppose to be for AC.,,id hook it up to the ac just to make sure you atleast have heat incase you need the car.