how do i block off the heater hose ports at the engine on my 230 inline 6?
how to block off heater hose ports?
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how do i block off the heater hose ports at the engine on my 230 inline 6?
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do you mean just a straight hose from the water neck to the water pump?i thiught those were two different size hoses?
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·Run a 3/4" piece a hose to the 5/8" fitting and clamp her down and go! May not be the best, but it will work.
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I think the best and easiest way is to purchase a Manual Shuttoff Valve that clamps in your input heater hose. I bought mine from NAPA and it comes with two different size necks, so all you do is cut one heater hose and clamp this shuttoff in place. It's there forever and a simple turn of the petcock will provide you with alittle heat, full heat or no heat. You won't have to keep installing or removing the short loop hose every summer and winter. Any auto parts store sells them..Keep it simple stupid...!! I always say..!!
Bob in CT
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·Right, I forgot that onna my old cars had one on it that I locked open.
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I have stuck an old sparkplug in the hose and tightened it down with a hoseclamp!:yes: lol But not on the Camaro. :noway:
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The easiest way by far :yes: but a couple of pipe plugs are not normally all that hard to do either.
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it's a race car- you don't need heat in a race car...Ok I will bite, why? ...don't be so lazy, fix your heater core.
personally, i'd either just loop the big heater hose over to the small nipple, or go spend 89 cents for a pair of pipe plugs and 69 cents for a thermostat gasket and drill a couple of small bypass holes in my thermostat.
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