Plugging or routing heater hoses?

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Oct 28, 2012 | 01:51 PM

67Firebird455

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Plugging or routing heater hoses?

How did you guys plug the heater hose stubs coming off of the water pump on the passenger side? I don't have a heater/blower in my 67 and wanted opinions on plugging/capping. What do you guys do?

Oct 28, 2012 | 02:25 PM

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Just use rubber caps with a clamp or pull the fittings and tap them for a plug.

Oct 28, 2012 | 02:39 PM

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Pull the sleeves out and tap em. 1/2 NPT and the other is 3/8 NPT. Buy the Allen head recessed plugs.

Oct 28, 2012 | 08:55 PM

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I loop mine with a premolded hose.

Oct 28, 2012 | 08:57 PM

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vice grips and some nice back and forth and they pull right out. then tap then and plug them. looks much cleaner

Oct 28, 2012 | 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MUSTANGBRKR02

Just use rubber caps with a clamp or pull the fittings and tap them for a plug.

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Originally Posted by shawnc16

Pull the sleeves out and tap em. 1/2 NPT and the other is 3/8 NPT. Buy the Allen head recessed plugs.

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Originally Posted by LS1NOVA

I loop mine with a premolded hose.

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Originally Posted by SS4Matt

vice grips and some nice back and forth and they pull right out. then tap then and plug them. looks much cleaner

That's what I did and the rubber is already breaking down and the thing hasn't even ran yet! =\

Thanks for the tips everyone else, I had heard mixed results with plugging, figured they wouldn't really make a difference in coolant temp.

LS1NOVA - What pre molded hose did you happen to use? I love your build and our cars are nearly identical (front clip). Would be nice to know.

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