heat hoses without a heater?

[Jims50chrysler]

Ok so I have got my water pump and my rad back in and before filling the rad I started to second guess myself.

Because I am not going to put my heater back in untill I get a chance to repair it should I hook a heater hose from the outlet on the back of the block to the inlet on the waterpump or should I just put short pieces of hose with plugs in them to seal them up?

Also when installing a thermostat what is the order in how it goes.... is it thermostat, gasket,housing or gasket,thermostat,housing?

Thanks in advance

Jim

[bob_amos]

If you plan to reinstall the heater just plug the end of the hoses. An old spark plug works great for this. As to the thermostat. I will make this genaric so that you will be able to use this advise on all motors. On almost all vehicles there will be a relief cut on the cyliner head, manifold or the thermostat housing. Look for this relief cut and insert the thermostat then the gasket. If the relief is on the head or manifold of the engine it would be thermostat then gasket then housing. If it is on the thermostat housing it would be thermostat in the housing then gasket. Then the entire housing would be set onto the head or manifold depending on the engine. A trick that works real well to ease the bleeding off of air is to push the thermostat open and insert a couple of asprins to hold it open. Then fill the radiator and when it is to the level desired you are close to an accurate fill. The heated wated/coolant will desolve the asprins. Recheck the level to assure it is where it belongs.

[Jims50chrysler]

A trick that works real well to ease the bleeding off of air is to push the thermostat open and insert a couple of asprins to hold it open. Then fill the radiator and when it is to the level desired you are close to an accurate fill. The heated wated/coolant will desolve the asprins. Recheck the level to assure it is where it belongs.

Clever!!!! Thanks.

Jim

[greg g]

and that pesky inflamation in its old ball joints will feel better too.

[RobertKB]

Love the aspirin idea. Thanks for eliminating one more headache for us!

[bob_amos]

Ya know, after being in the auto repair business for over 40 years you develope loads and loads of little ideas like this one. Sure makes life easier. I always hated having to hope that the thermostat would actually have enough coolant in contact to open up and then have to actually be there when it did so that I could be sure to top it up. This way I am working on another vehicle making money and don't have to worry much about the car overheating. Love sharing these tips with you guys.

[Normspeed]

Bob, my oldest brother was a Ford dealer tech most of his life. I learned so many handy, fast tricks from him. The aspirin trick gets added to the batch!.

[Don Coatney]

Does Bayer asprin work better than say the generic brands? Is there any advantage to using ibuprofen. I suppose if you used Nyquil your engine would not be so peppy at night. Is there any advantage to using aspirin in conjunction with bon-ami?

Thanks for the good tip

[bob_amos]

You must always read the cautions as provided by the manufacturer. Remember, any of these products can become addicting and some vehicles may respond differently than others. If you find a dependancy is developing stop use immediately and seek advise from your vehicle service professional.