[Shotimes] Disable Heater Core

[Paul L Fisher]

The answer to your question is yes.

However, before you do that, make sure the clamps are tight. In talking to
Doug Mellum from Performance-Plus, he mentioned that he had hardly ever seen
a heater core on a Taurus go out and most likely culprit is that the clamps
on the hoses that heed the heater core have loosened up and now allow
coolant to stream into the firewall openings. On my '93, this happened at
least twice. I went in and took off the hoses and re-tightened them and the
leaking went away. The smell took some time to clear out though.


Paul L Fisher

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-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of jared gardner
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 2:10 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shotimes] Disable Heater Core

My heater core gave up the other day and I do not have the time to do it 
myself currently and I don't have the cash to pay for it to be done.  
However, I need the transportation and driving with smoke billowing out of 
the defrost register is not working for me.  So I was thinking that I could 
disable the core temporarily until I find the time or money.  Could I simply

just by pass the core by connecting the two hoses together?  If so what type

of pipe would be acceptable for the link?  I know the cores are made of 
either brass or aluminum. Would steel or copper pipe of the same diameter be

acceptable?  Also off hand does any one know what the diameter of the intake

pipes are on the heater core?

Thanks,

Jared Gardner
'91 "Smoked In"
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