Home made coolant bypass...?
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Home made coolant bypass...?
What did you use to make your own? I just found my TB is leaking. (Just put on a used 52mm and had to use my old plate and gasket on it so i'm not surprised.) I'm thinking it will be cheaper to just bypass the thing, than buy a gasket.
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Barb and her sister in the link below eliminate tees and extra unnecessary hoses under the hood.
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my 86 came with a water bypass valve that I still don't fully understand the purpose of; but I have a valve handle that I can turn open and closed. When it is shut there is not hot water to the heater core. The only thing I can find that it does is that I cant turn on any heat with it shut. I would love for any info on why this mod was performed.
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my 86 came with a water bypass valve that I still don't fully understand the purpose of; but I have a valve handle that I can turn open and closed. When it is shut there is not hot water to the heater core. The only thing I can find that it does is that I cant turn on any heat with it shut. I would love for any info on why this mod was performed.
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From: Brookfield CT NCM#522998
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heater core replacement is one of the worst projects to have.
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More than likely the original vac controlled heater control valve was bad ( common ) and manual valve is easy fix to stop having hot air inside in summer.
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