That would work fine - take the hose off the core and join the two hose ends with 5/8" od tube. Or just plug them. No reason the water really needs to circulate. Dave S --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "kenm@..." <kenm@...> wrote: > > Why not bridge the two hoses at the heater core? They're very accessible there, and I'll need to remove the hoses there when I pull the heater core. > > I *will* replace the heater core. I just need to get the car roadworthy so I can get the engine tuned up to pass smog. The CA DMV has been killing me with penalties. > > Ken > > From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of daveswingle2 > Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 5:42 PM > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DML] Re: Heater bypass > > > > 5/8" heater hose ought to do it. Connect the two pipes together near the A/C bottle. > > Or at the back of the engine but it's a lot more work (hard to access). > > Please tell the guy you sell it to that you did that, and why. > > Dave S > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com>, "kenm@" <kenm@> wrote: > > > > I need to bypass the heater core on my #2 car. Suggestions? > > > > What size pipe do I need to bypass the core? > > > > Ken > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/