Re: heater water plumbing

[Peter Marano <carmine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 20:28:35 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> To: AMC List <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: heater water plumbing
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> So I bought a 1983 "TSM" for my motor (258), but it's practically
> worthless.  A flimsy thing with the bare facts and no useful
> photos! What crap!
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> Can anyone give me hints on how the water gets plumbed? Is the
> heater core full-flow? How does the intake manifold get plumbed?
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> My plan is to find some "Y"'s and plumb the heater and intake in
> parallel. The 1970 heater has the cable-driven hot water valve.
> Did 83 use a hot water valve or was the core full-flow?
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> I use "Y"s in my LP car, since the water-heated LP converter needs
> water heating. I figured I'd do the same here.
The heater valve should be a 2 position 4 way (vacuum operated).  It 
bypasses when the flow to the heater core is shut off.

Peter Marano
Kenosha WI

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