Heater Hoses Going Into Firewall, Questions About Electric Water Pump??
#1
Supreme Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Miramichi, NB
Posts: 1,423
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 86 Monte Carlo
Engine: Blown 489
Transmission: TH400
Axle/Gears: 9" 370s
Heater Hoses Going Into Firewall, Questions About Electric Water Pump??
well i purchased a proform electric water pump, along with mid mount alternator brackets, new march pulleys. well the new electric water pump doesnt have an inlet for one of the hoses coming from the firewall?
how do those hoses work, does one flow coolant, and the other flows coolant out?
what would happened if i just blocked one of them off? obviously the only one that would be hooked up would be the heater hose from the firewall to the intake. is this fine, and i just block off the other one?
oh my motor is a '72 dont think that makes a difference, the firewall is still the same, its an 86 T/A.
and if im lookin at the firewall from the front of the car, the nose, does the hose coming from the intake go to the left or right inlet on the firewall? thanks for your help in advance.
how do those hoses work, does one flow coolant, and the other flows coolant out?
what would happened if i just blocked one of them off? obviously the only one that would be hooked up would be the heater hose from the firewall to the intake. is this fine, and i just block off the other one?
oh my motor is a '72 dont think that makes a difference, the firewall is still the same, its an 86 T/A.
and if im lookin at the firewall from the front of the car, the nose, does the hose coming from the intake go to the left or right inlet on the firewall? thanks for your help in advance.
#2
Supreme Member
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Moorestown, NJ
Posts: 9,962
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes
on
3 Posts
Car: 88 Camaro SC
Engine: SFI'd 350
Transmission: TKO 500
Axle/Gears: 9-bolt w/ 3.23's
Basically the way it works is the smaller hose on the higher pressure side of the cooling system carries coolant to the core and the larger one on the lower pressure side carries coolant back to the water pump, or to the radiator. If you block a hose off, you wont have any coolant flow through the heater core, and no heat.
#3
Supreme Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Miramichi, NB
Posts: 1,423
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 86 Monte Carlo
Engine: Blown 489
Transmission: TH400
Axle/Gears: 9" 370s
ok so the small one goes to the intake, big one goes to the water pump.
why would they make electric water pumps without the inlet for the house then? can i re-direct it anywhere else
and i dont absolutely need heat as i only drive the car in the summer, will this damage anything?
why would they make electric water pumps without the inlet for the house then? can i re-direct it anywhere else
and i dont absolutely need heat as i only drive the car in the summer, will this damage anything?
#4
Supreme Member
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Moorestown, NJ
Posts: 9,962
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes
on
3 Posts
Car: 88 Camaro SC
Engine: SFI'd 350
Transmission: TKO 500
Axle/Gears: 9-bolt w/ 3.23's
If you dont need heat, then you can just leave the heater core disconnected.
The reason the electrics dont have that is that theyre for race use. Alot of the later stock pumps also omitted that as the heater return hose went to the radiator instead.
The reason the electrics dont have that is that theyre for race use. Alot of the later stock pumps also omitted that as the heater return hose went to the radiator instead.
#5
Supreme Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Miramichi, NB
Posts: 1,423
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 86 Monte Carlo
Engine: Blown 489
Transmission: TH400
Axle/Gears: 9" 370s
well mine is going to be mostly street, some race. but i thought electric would inprove cooling along with no pulley, so i thought it would help with power also, because im adding march pulleys for the crank/PS/alternator
is this a bad idea?
is this a bad idea?
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
1992 Trans Am
History / Originality
27
05-10-2023 07:19 PM
evilstuie
Tech / General Engine
22
01-09-2020 08:29 PM
eightsixseven
Tech / General Engine
1
08-14-2015 03:09 PM
Street Lethal
Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
0
08-12-2015 11:33 AM