Heater hose routing

[hiltijoe]

What's the best way to route the heater hoses on my 454 . obviously on to the radiator should I put the other one to the intake manifold or water pump.any Picts be nice thanks all

 

[Craig 85]

Just installed mine today. The factory set up is to the intake.

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[Honky Kong jr]

Very clean engine bay.

 

[Craig 85]

Very clean engine bay.

Thanks. I've spent the last couple months cleaning, painting and buying parts. I hope within a week or two I'll be done so I can post an update on my build thread.

 

[gpmorgan]

I have one on the intake and one on the radiator.

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[75gmck25]

On my '75 SBC 350 the hoses are routed the same as you already have them, and that is the originally routing (to radiator, and to fitting on intake manifold).

However, there is more slack in my hoses, and the loops are big enough to let the hoses lay on the inner fender, where there is a double-hump bracket that holds them in place. I don't know if your truck used something similar.

Bruce

 

[Honky Kong jr]

I have one on the intake and one on the radiator.

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That's purdy too.

 

[gpmorgan]

That's purdy too.

Thanks Honky Kong.

 

[hiltijoe]

I have one on the intake and one on the radiator.

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I see you by passed the hose in the front of the intake that goes to the water pump

 

[74 Shortbed]

If you run a hose to the radiator you don't need that bypass hose, the radiator is the bypass.

 

[MikeB]

If you run a hose to the radiator you don't need that bypass hose, the radiator is the bypass.

Actually, isn't the heater core the bypass?

 

[4WDKC]

Actually, isn't the heater core the bypass?

wont that only work when you have the heater set to hot(control valve allowing coolant to pass)?

 

[Honky Kong jr]

wont that only work when you have the heater set to hot(control valve allowing coolant to pass)?

I'm pretty sure coolant is always moving threw the core. It's blend flaps that keep heat from entering the cabin.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

Also on the trucks with out the port on the radiator that hose goes to the water pump.

 

[gpmorgan]

It has no valve in either hose to core. I also have a pre drilled t-Stat that's suppose to let it bypass. I think I need to put a regular t-Stat in. It wants to run a little warm when idling. To much circulation.