Re: heater water plumbing

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
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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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" From: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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" A: It has a valve outside the firewall and I've seen the hotwater return 
" line go to the intake on the back of the driver's side, then it comes back 
" out at the front and down into the waterpump. If you plumb them so they are 
" parallel then the intake may get too warm and vaporlock?

you -want- vapor in the intake!  but if that heat conducts up into the
carb...

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