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Hi, first post here, just got my new-to-me 1970 Charger 500 home last night. 318, auto, factory a/c car. Not new to B's though, I've owned my '72 Satellite Custom station wagon for nearly 25 years now.
The Charger was a Florida car all its life, and the heater core is unhooked. I'm guessing (hoping) it was just "we don't need to replace that hose, we never use the heat", and not a bad heater core...but I'll find out soon enough. It now lives with me here in Maryland, and I need the heat!
This is what I have on my firewall. This is a driver, 100% survivor, not a restoration project so I'm not worried about date-coded hoses or anything like that. Connections B and C are slightly smaller diameter than A and D; I presume the hookup goes like this:
A: return to engine
B and C: looped together
D: feed from engine
Yes? Maybe?
Also, there are two fittings on the engine. One to the drivers side, forward of the thermostat; one closer to the passenger side, behind the thermostat. Which is out from the engine, and which is return to the engine?
Today's project is to drain and fill the coolant - right now it tests to +10 degrees, I need to refill it with something that will test colder than that. I have a nice garage, but it's not climate controlled!
I'll do an introductory post about the Charger later today, but I wanted to see if I could get this heater thing sorted out ASAP. Thanks for any help!
The Charger was a Florida car all its life, and the heater core is unhooked. I'm guessing (hoping) it was just "we don't need to replace that hose, we never use the heat", and not a bad heater core...but I'll find out soon enough. It now lives with me here in Maryland, and I need the heat!
This is what I have on my firewall. This is a driver, 100% survivor, not a restoration project so I'm not worried about date-coded hoses or anything like that. Connections B and C are slightly smaller diameter than A and D; I presume the hookup goes like this:
A: return to engine
B and C: looped together
D: feed from engine
Yes? Maybe?
Also, there are two fittings on the engine. One to the drivers side, forward of the thermostat; one closer to the passenger side, behind the thermostat. Which is out from the engine, and which is return to the engine?
Today's project is to drain and fill the coolant - right now it tests to +10 degrees, I need to refill it with something that will test colder than that. I have a nice garage, but it's not climate controlled!
I'll do an introductory post about the Charger later today, but I wanted to see if I could get this heater thing sorted out ASAP. Thanks for any help!