Any idea why a spigot shutoff would be on this heater core hose on my new to me 318?

[tonyp25]

I figured I’ll find out soon enough. But just wondering if anyone has seen this before….or knows why it would be used in the first place.

 

[pnora]

Looks like the original A/C water control valve was removed. Would help to know what year and model car. 318 means nothing. Someone added it. Most likely to keep all the hot water out of the core in the hot summer months.

 

[rickseeman]

Shut off heat to the inside in the summer. (Maybe his dash control was letting some by.) Or it has a heater core leak.

 

[padam]

My 73 had a plastic control valve there that cracked a long time ago.

 

[tonyp25]

Looks like the original A/C water control valve was removed. Would help to know what year and model car. 318 means nothing. Someone added it. Most likely to keep all the hot water out of the core in the hot summer months.

Sorry! It’s in a 69 Satellite. It did have A/C originally but it’s not currently hooked up (as you can probably see)

 

[eldubb440]

did this in my AMX, too hot inside during the summer....... it worked

 

[Jerry Hall]

Water control valve is removed, so no way to keep hot water out of the heater core. Makes for a miserable summer as that valve is what shuts the hot water off when the heater control is off. Therefore someone installed a manual shut off.

 

[Lefty71]

Many original control valves were simply a butterfly, and even a decent one of those is not noted to be 100 percent shutoff. Im sure what you are looking at is an old Popular Mechanics tip or some such for summer use.

 

[eldubb440]

I used a ball valve on mine, it looked better than a spigot. I put them on both hoses

 

[Runner 68]

Man that's some redneck **** right there.

 

[WileE]

 

[Ron_M]

A lot cheaper than buying a factory or even after market replacement. Even back in the 80s! More money for beer and smokes or a date.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Man that's some redneck **** right there.

If by "Redneck" you mean cheap and effective... Then yeah that's some redneck ****...

A link to the valve I added to both of my Challengers

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CM92GNGM?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

 

[OneWheelPeel]

I used a ball valve on mine, it looked better than a spigot. I put them on both hoses

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Very close to the one I used in my old vette, mine ccame with barbed fittings for that new plumbing system houses have now.

 

[LowBikeMike]

Appears there is a rag stuffed in the hole for the original water control valve, so you have no control of the hot water. I put a Pex ball valve in both my heater hoses and remove the handles. They take up less space and look cleaner

 

[OneWheelPeel]

Appears there is a rag stuffed in the hole for the original water control valve, so you have no control of the hot water. I put a Pex ball valve in both my heater hoses and remove the handles. They take up less space and look cleaner

Pex was the name I couldn't think of in my earlier post

 

[Lefty71]

Man that's some redneck **** right there.

Well, you could put a 12v operated solonoid valve in and drill a hole in your dash for a new toggle switch to do the same thing.....but thats a lot of work just to be too lazy to open the hood twice a year.

 

[mrsnicks]

I used the same principal, but a ball valve, to keep hot coolant out of the heater core in the summer.

 

[Runner 68]

If by "Redneck" you mean cheap and effective... Then yeah that's some redneck ****...

A link to the valve I added to both of my Challengers

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CM92GNGM?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

I use the term "Redneck" with the utmost affection.
I prefer the term Farm Boy Engineer.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

I use the term "Redneck" with the utmost affection.
I prefer the term Farm Boy Engineer.

When it comes down to making stuff run right now with what you have available, whether it's for getting to a party, getting the crop harvested or getting military vehicles where they are needed rednecks, okies and any other titled crafty person is a good person to have with you....