I haven't had a rear heater for months -- took it out the week I got the van, actually. For a while, I had the hoses looped together under the seat, but they were just in the way and at risk of being damaged. Just this week, I went to the source -- the T-connectors where the hoses branch from the main heater hoses. Took out the T-connectors and put in a straight pipe connector in their place. No plugs, no loops (both of which were criticized by others on this list). Just be careful in handling the hoses. The manifold that the main hoses attach to toward the rear is old, and may be brittle. Also, you'll need (as I need but haven't yet) to plug the holes through the firewall so gunk doesn't come into the storage compartment under the seat from the roadway or the engine compartment. BTW, so far as plugs and loops, plugging the hoses is no different from having the heater valve closed, and looping them is no different from having the heater valve open, so far as coolant flow is concerned. Dave Mc
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 12:25 PM , Matthew Snook wrote: > I have decided to remove my blown rear heater as others have > suggested. Are > there preferred methods for plugging those two hoses that come in > under the > seat? I'm assuming that I should cut them back so that they don't > enter the > cab at all, but does that create other problems? I was going to put > something in the loose end and use the hose clamps to close it off - > what > have folks used to that end? > > Thanks, > MattĀ |
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