I live in upstate n y and its very cold and snowing and i have children who need to be driven to school and it has become very dangerous.
Ford taurus heater core bypass hose.
Water pump flushed heater core the y bypass hose 1999 ford taurus 3 0v6 ohv started blowing water a year ago at 110k miles head was cracked.
2000 ford taurus heater core.
Lets say the pressure from the water pump pushes 30 psi through the entire system as far as flow not actual system pressure.
After clamping rev engine to about 2000 rpms.
But if you drive it that way you will almost certainly overheat the engine and blow a head gasket.
Ford taurus radiator and heater hoses.
The heater core won t clog up because all of the coolant is going through the heater core rather than half of the coolant running through it.
I have 2002 taurus with no heat and want to flush heatercore but not sure of proper or best way to do so.
Ford saw fit to add a heater core bypass hose to the 99 taurus.
I used the garden hose to flush out the heater core technique last night and i now have heat in my 96 not 98 as i erroneously said above taurus.
The heater hose assembly bypass heater core has no mechanical control on it whatsoever.
This may be used sometimes for a quick fix if your heater core is leaking onto you.
3 the taurus cooling system is actively self purging through the reservoir.
Clamping off the bypass hose will force water into the core forcing the air out.
We replaced both heads and while there we replaced the water pump thermostat and back flushed the heater.
There is no diverting.
The hose assembly core configuration is passive delta in construction.
I recently replaced heater hose myself so i am familiar with heatercore connection bypass line etc.
The velocity is much higher with direct lines than with the bypass hose setup.
2 if you don t want heat all the time that s what the blend door is for.
I couldn t access the clamp clip on the bottom hose going into the firewall because even my shortest pliers hit against the engine so i traced both hoses from the firewall to the engine and disconnected there.
Remove the clamp vice grip works good.
Another common reason for no heat is air trapped in the core.
My question what exactly does it accomplish.
If you block off the bypass hose between the heater core pipes the heat in the cabin will get better but the core is still blocked.
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Had car checked by pro mechanic and replacement is.