Use of Factory Metal pipe for heater instead of Rubber hoses

[desoto1939]

Is there anyone that might have a Mopar vehicle that would have the factory metal pipe setup that would run from the water pump back to the heater and also the metal pipes that would connect to the heater.

 

If anyone has pictures of this factory setup can you either post some pictures and or send them to my home email.  I have seen pictures of owners with the rubber hoses and there isa 39 Desoto currently on the Ebay that has cooper metal lines that run from the water pump back to the heater and from the back of the block to the heater.

 

I am looking to see how this was done on other cars to see if I can duplicate this and get rid of the rubber lines and use a cooper line with very small sections of rubber on each end to compensate for any twisting motion in the engine when the engine could move.

 

Any help is appreciated:

 

Rich HArtung

Desoto1939@aol.com

cell 484-431-8157

home 610-630-9188

[Jim Yergin]

Here is what I have in my '41 Plymouth.

Jim Yergin

 

[Jim Yergin]

Couple of more pictures.

Jim Yergin

 

[desoto1939]

Jim: Thanks for the pictures:  Did you remake the metal tubes or were they there when you purchased the car.

 

Rich HArtung

desoto1939@aol.com

[Jim Yergin]

I did not make them. They came off another car that came from the factory with them.

Jim Yergin

[DonaldSmith]

Here's a photo of the heater tubes on my 47 DeSoto:

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[DonaldSmith]

Where's the photo?  Try again.  Oh. after choosing the photo, you have to attach it.  Seems simple enough. 

[Andydodge]

You guys have 2 heaters????........nah, I get it now......one heater and one coffee machine.........makes perfect sense now..........lol.......andyd

[Young Ed]

Here is mine removed from a 46-48 dodge town sedan and installed on my p15 with factory dual heaters. In the junkyard shot you can see a mass of tape over a section of it. The piece that formed the T was breaking off and had started to leak. So someone wrapped it to stop that. So my upper piece is reproduced out of copper pipe with 2 lengths and a standard T fitting. The original setup was 1 length of pipe with a hole drilled in it and a curved piece attached over the hole.

 

 

 

[desoto1939]

There is a seller on ebay do a search on 1941 Desoto that is selling two pieces of the original pipe and also the connector end that goes on at the waterpump.at the bypass connector.  He is asking $30 for the copper piping.  I have reently seen also on ebay a 39 Desoto that has the metal tubing and we were trying to determine if it was a factory piping and from what we can tell it is factory.  The pipes that are listed on Ebay will not work on my car since I only have the single heater and not the dual connections on each side of the cowel.

 

So just passing this onto to the forum incase anyone needs the parts.  In the picture that is posted just before my posting the gray metal tube would made a trun around the back of the carb and then bend upwards and be bent again to align up with the heater pipe end sticking out from the firewall.

 

Thanks to all the members that have posted pictures.  I have learned something new about my 39 Desoto.

 

Rich Hartung

desoto1939@aol.com

[DCurrent]

Do these lines feed two heaters or is the left side for a temperature setting under the dash? I haven't really noticed these lines before on a Desoto at shows, but there again you don't see many Desoto's at shows either. 

[Young Ed]

There is a seller on ebay do a search on 1941 Desoto that is selling two pieces of the original pipe and also the connector end that goes on at the waterpump.at the bypass connector.  He is asking $30 for the copper piping.  I have reently seen also on ebay a 39 Desoto that has the metal tubing and we were trying to determine if it was a factory piping and from what we can tell it is factory.  The pipes that are listed on Ebay will not work on my car since I only have the single heater and not the dual connections on each side of the cowel.

 

So just passing this onto to the forum incase anyone needs the parts.  In the picture that is posted just before my posting the gray metal tube would made a trun around the back of the carb and then bend upwards and be bent again to align up with the heater pipe end sticking out from the firewall.

 

Thanks to all the members that have posted pictures.  I have learned something new about my 39 Desoto.

 

Rich Hartung

desoto1939@aol.com

 

I enjoy the compactness and neatness of the look that I've been considering doing the same setup for my pickup just to eliminate the heater hose from the front to the back. No reason you couldn't use that piece of it with a single heater.

[desoto1939]

The single piece is straight back to the end of the engine block and just end short of the water control valve that is opened via the cable and pull know from the dash.  I was thinking of getting some copper tubing the stuff that is the flexible style that comes in a coil and then bend it to fit the specific shape and directions that I need for the 39 Desoto.  The nice part about this seller is that he went out to ebay and looked at the pictures of the engine bay on the 39 Desoto that had the factory metal tubes to compare what he had for sale.

 

So there are some really great sellers that are glad to help.

 

Agains thanks for all the pictures and input on this topic.

 

Rich Hartung

[fstfish66]

thats wild 2 heaters,never seen that before,,learn some thing  every time  i come on this forum,,,very  kool