[DeTomaso] Heater Lines

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

I did with good results. Not because the tubes were leaking but I ran fuel hose that was rated to my satisfaction inside the old heater tubes. The first consideration would be to match the new hose to the connection on the heater and avoid the hassle of mis-match between the original tubes (18 mm) and the heater core (16 mm or 5/8" IIRC). Then the engine side (3/4" IIRC) won't fit but if you're running shut off valves you can do the conversion there using different size nipples. If you feel like going down in tube size it won't be a problem. Check out the heater core tubes leading to the heater valve. Anything larger than that is not very restrictive to flow. I'm using 8 mm ID (5/16") hose and have all the heat I need. They are a dream to route compared to the old hoses!

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Kooiman" <wkooiman at earthlink.net>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 2:49 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Heater Lines


> Why not use.... heater hose?  If the hard tubes are gone, you should have
> plenty of space.
> 
> My tubes are rusted so bad water won't flow through them.  It's not that big
> of a deal, though.  The heater core leaks too.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of www.ProvaMo.com
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 7:41 PM
> To: 'Art Stephens'; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Heater Lines
> 
> I vote for stainless.  One could also wrap the lines with pipe insulation if
> heat during the warm season was a problem, and you didn't (also) use heater
> shut off valves.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of Art Stephens
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 5:33 PM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Heater Lines
> 
>     During my previous extensive search for the tin worm,  I removed the
> hard heater lines that run thru the tunnel in the cab. I figured that I
> didn't really need the heater,  I was WRONG!  I have frozen my ___ off more
> than once since that modification was made.  By the way,  I didn't find any
> rust in there and I doubt many cars would suffer from it in that area.  Now
> I want to get my heater going again so I am planning to run some type of
> line in the old location. The engine is out of the car,  so that will help.
> What I need to figure out is,  what kind of material to use?  Copper tubing,
> galvanized,  PVC,  stainless,  rubber,  rubber hose with armor?  Any
> thoughts?
> 
> Thanks,
> Art 
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