Need heater hose routing help
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Racer
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Need heater hose routing help
I have a '73 454 and just replaced the heater core. What is the correct routing from the core? Straight up and forward by the exhaust pipe or threaded up inside the fender and over some AC stuff? Or??? I have an older Mid America manual, but haven't found the hose routings. Thanks
Ran-D
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I believe the hose run just above the frame and go under the AC compressor. There is a holder under the compressor that bolts to the AC compressor support that the hoses go through.
Roger
Roger
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There is also a bracket on the inner fender just under the radiator overflow tank. With AC, they loop down from the core, next to and above the frame, up through that bracket, under the front of the compressor thru a bracket, and up to the pump and intake manifold. I wish my camera didn't just die or I'd shoot a picture. Without air the routing is similar, except they start out straight out of the firewall, and obviously there isn't a bracket on the compressor. Joe
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Racer
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Originally Posted by Petes73
My 73 AIm shows the hose routing on Page 127(No air?) and page 128(Air?) hope that helps
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Originally Posted by Ran-D
Thanks for the page #'s. My car has AC. Page 128 shows routing for a 350 engine. There must be a diagram for a 454 in there somewhere.
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Racer
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Originally Posted by Petes73
My 73 AIm shows the hose routing on Page 127(No air?) and page 128(Air?) hope that helps
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1973 454
Hello,
I have a 73 with a 454. I havent checked my manual but it sounds like this page might be missing in many of them.
Please send me a copy of the page so I can hole punch and put it in my binder.
Thank you,
Ken
I have a 73 with a 454. I havent checked my manual but it sounds like this page might be missing in many of them.
Please send me a copy of the page so I can hole punch and put it in my binder.
Thank you,
Ken
