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Can you hook up heater hoses the wrong way?

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Updated: 9/19/2023

of course you can!

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Where do The hoses that come out of the heater core hook to on the engine?

the hoses hook to the back of the engine one on the right and one on the left, best way to work on these is from the underneath.

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How do you test a heater core in a 2002 Dodge Ram 4.7?

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How do you flush the heater core on 2003 s10 truck?

I would disconnect both heater hoses from the engine, then fabricate a way to connect a garden hose to one of the hoses leading to the heater, then gently turn on water supply for a minute, then attach garden hose to opposite heater hose and flush again, then reattach both hoses to engine and top off coolant reservoir.

Do heater core hoses need to be hooked up a certain way where they enter the heater core?

In most cases no. The core flows both ways.

Would the engine get hot on a 2001 expidition if the heater hoses were backwards?

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Where is the heater control valve on a 1995 Astro and how do you replace it?

I have a 94 Astro but the heater control valve should be in the same location. Look under the hood on the passenger side. There are two heater hoses behind the coolant reservoir and windshield washer reservoir. The hoses attach to the heater control valve. The valve has a round vacuum actuator on the side, and two more heater hoses leave the control valve and go into the heater core housing. Cost for the valve will probably be somewhere between $50 & $70 To replace it, remove the coolant reservoir and the windshield washer reservoir. Remember, or mark, the hoses for the washer if you have a rear washer. The electrical connections only go on one way. Remove the clamps securing the front heater hoses and remove the hoses from the valve. Remove the clamps holding the heater hoses coming off the back of the valve where they are attached to the heater core. These two hoses are factory attached to the valve and the new valve (from the dealer) comes with the hoses attached to the rear of the valve. The clamps are back in a small space behind the valve, rather hard to get to. We pulled the bracket with the three square relays situated above the hoses to allow easier access. Install in reverse order. Good luck.

Both heater hoses on a 2001 Silverado 5.3L attach to the water pump side by side. Which is the inlet hose left or right?

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How do you flush your heater core?

Disconnect both heater hoses from the heater core or the engine, whichever is easier. Fabricate fittings to attach a garden hose to one of the heater connections. I direct the other heater connection into a bucket. Turn on the garden hose gradually until all the way open. Flush for 30 seconds. Reverse heater connections and back flush another 30 seconds. Reinstall heater hoses, top off radiator coolant reservoir. Done.

How do you flush a heater core?

Disconnect both heater hoses from the heater or the engine, whichever is easier. Fabricate fittings to attach a garden hose to one of the heater connections. I direct the other heater connection into a bucket. Turn on the garden hose gradually until all the way open. Flush for 30 seconds. Reverse heater connections and back flush another 30 seconds. Reinstall heater hoses, top off radiator coolant reservoir. Done.

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