Coolant leak (Help Id this part please)

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Aug 21, 2011 | 06:54 PM

Tim_M

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Coolant leak (Help Id this part please)

I have a coolant leak that just started... found the problem and would like some help identifying this part. I know it's basicly what controls the flow to the heater core. From the pic's below you can see where it broke. Any help with this is appreciated!! Also would it be a problem if I take it out and just connect the 2 hoses together as a temp fix till I get the part?

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Aug 21, 2011 | 07:18 PM

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The second picture is of your heater valve.

Aug 21, 2011 | 07:24 PM

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That's the heater control valve. It stops flow through the heater core when the heater is off or on max a/c. You can take it out and put a union in there until you get it replaced. Make sure you plug off the grey vacuum hose. There might be a nipple on the heater core box that you can hook it to that will plug it.

Some early trucks didn't even have this valve. You should be able to get a replacement from Ford pretty easy and some parts houses might also have it.

Aug 21, 2011 | 07:40 PM

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Thank you for the quick replies, that's exactly what I needed to know. The first pic is of the same part other side where it broke..

Thanks again this forum is a life saver not to mention money saver.

Aug 21, 2011 | 09:00 PM

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If you buy the part from your local Ford dealer, it comes with the entire heater hose as one piece. I don't know the part number off the top of my head, since I've only ever had to replace this part once, in the years that I've been wrenching on these beasts.