heatercore hook up question

[bezerk]

i blew my heatercore, old one is out. just wondering if i hooked it up in reverse so it would act like a restriction. the small line comes from the radiator and the big one attached to the lower intake. right?

 

[gstacky]

Re: heatercore hook up question

I think mine are the other way. Small one is the intake, big one returns to the rad, but I'm not 100% on that.

 

[bezerk]

Re: heatercore hook up question

i don't have a stock radiotor, so that''s why i went this route, it looked it was a logical thing, but now i''m doubting, don't want to take the whole stuff out again in a few months

 

[Don W.]

Re: heatercore hook up question

The heater core will flow the same regardless of how it's connected. Originally the large line went to the rad and the small to the manifold. That made the water pump "pull" on the large line. Opinions differ but IMO it's fairly important to have some water flow even with the t-stat closed which is what the heater accomplished.

 

[bezerk]

Re: heatercore hook up question

The heater core will flow the same regardless of how it's connected. Originally the large line went to the rad and the small to the manifold. That made the water pump "pull" on the large line. Opinions differ but IMO it's fairly important to have some water flow even with the t-stat closed which is what the heater accomplished.

so, you think it won't make a huge difference if i reversed them?

 

[Don W.]

Re: heatercore hook up question

Nope, no difference at all.