Rear heat question
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From: Commerce Twp, MI
Rear heat question
I have a 1994 E150 5.0L Chateau. When I bought it a few years ago, the rear heat had been disconnected by not running coolant through the rear heat tubes. I would like to hook the rear heat back up. Are these lines just teed into the heater core lines, or are there some valves that may be missing? Living in the north where salt is the primary road surface this time of year, I wonder if the lines have rusted through to the point of leaking. Are they prone to this? The coating is flaking off over much of the tubes underneath. Anything else I should look after before re-plumbing these lines.
In the front, I get almost no heat on the drivers side floor, is this normal or is something messed up in my air distribution?
Thanks in advance, this is a great forum.
Scott
In the front, I get almost no heat on the drivers side floor, is this normal or is something messed up in my air distribution?
Thanks in advance, this is a great forum.
Scott
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Where were the lines disconnected at? Makes me wonder why they were unhooked in the first place. In a van that old I would look for a blockage in the system that is preventing the air from blowing. Do you have air on the passenger side floor?
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The lines were disconnected near the front heater core, where I believe tees would be installed. The main coolant lines to the front core have straight couplers connecting the hoses together where the tees should be. I'm sure they were disconnected for a reason, leaking rear lines, bad rear core, something else. I just wanted to hear about anything common to watch out for if I put it back together. Thanks.
