Water Bypass Tube Rotten

[rocket366]

Big day today got new..

Heater core

Heater Control Valve

Heater Hose

Upper Radiator Hose

Thermostat Housing (Cast Iron)

180F Thermostat

Took abt 2hrs to put heater the core in the heater box and finish inside car.

When I got the car the heater core was bypassed by just looping a section

of heater hose from the water pump to the block. When I took the

hose off the water bypass tube in the block was rotten to the bone!

Figured I was SOL and the car would sit for days while I tracked one down.

This is an example why the internet is a wonderful thing...

I did a search for a replacement tube and they are available. Turns out the

nipple on the heater core is the same OD and I just happened to have one.

To remove it you need to collapse the old tube by driving a small

screwdriver in between the block and tube in a few spots til its loose.

I cleaned the block and the cut off heater core tube, applied some sealer

and drove it in and Robert is your father's brother!

I think the brass tube I put in will outlast a new steel replacement.

This may help someone in same situation.

Regards

Paul

 

[judge]

Excellent work there. When mine failed I tapped the hole for 1/2" pipe and installed the universal adaptor to go from pipe to hose. About a ten minute fix. Harbor Freight sells the tap.