So need some heater core bypass knowledge and help.
#1
So need some heater core bypass knowledge and help.
My car began to overheat as I was parked after a short trip, I was idling for less than 4 minutes and it started to overheat, I began driving as it was happening, saw the meter keep creeping up and immediately swung into a parking spot snd turned off the engine. I guess it was too late as she was smoking from hood passenger side, I discovered the two heater core hoses into the firewall broke off and all my coolant gone upon the ground...
Can I just cap those two hoses off or just buy the bypass kit I see in the automotive stores? As you probably know when driving all my water leaks out of those two hoses so I really cannot drive it until I resolve that issue. (I live in Florida, my heat never worked since I bought the car seven years ago, heat does not matter to me but air conditioning sure does.) If I just bypass it or cap them off, will my air conditioner still work perfectly? I have had the air conditioner off since this happened hoping no water would leak if I just did not use it but as we all know now that is not to be. Please help.
Can I just cap those two hoses off or just buy the bypass kit I see in the automotive stores? As you probably know when driving all my water leaks out of those two hoses so I really cannot drive it until I resolve that issue. (I live in Florida, my heat never worked since I bought the car seven years ago, heat does not matter to me but air conditioning sure does.) If I just bypass it or cap them off, will my air conditioner still work perfectly? I have had the air conditioner off since this happened hoping no water would leak if I just did not use it but as we all know now that is not to be. Please help.
#4
As said you cannot just plug the hoses, you would need to get a brass pipe from a hardware store and some hose clamps and loop the 2 heater core lines together in a loop to bypass the heatercore
#5
Yes, I am beyond capping and plugging the two hoses that once went into the firewall and heater core. I am all about heater core bypassing now which I have done with the universal heater bypass kit and testing her out now.
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That firewall result is exactly like mine except I have no spacious room because my engine bay is full. I had to work with everything intact. I got it connected. I should supply my final result picture soon. No heat is never necessary.
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