heater tap can i bypass?

[NOT.BT1]

hey
my heater tap is cactus. my vn started to get warm yesterday so i pulled over to check it out and it was pissing water out of the heater tap. just wondering as a quick fix will a piece of copper pipe connecting the 2 hoses together work until tomorrow afternoon? the reason i want to do this is i dont get paid til late tonight and cant get the new part til tomorrow afternoon. the heater tap has rusted through guessing its been on there since new in 1991
thanks
brenden

[D3V14NT]

I can't see this being a problem as a quick fix, just make sure you clamp the hoses onto the pipe nice and tight. All the tap does is act as a valve to stop/allow the flow of water into the heater core so it'd just be as if it was fully open.

Bear in mind though that you'll have a vacuum leak from the vacuum hose that goes to the tap so your air vents wont work correctly

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Bear in mind though that you'll have a vacuum leak from the vacuum hose that goes to the tap so your air vents wont work correctly

Not if you blank the line off.

[D3V14NT]

sometimes the obvious eludes me

[NOT.BT1]

ok thanks guys i really apreciate it ill be going in to get a new heater tap tomorrow after work just need the car to get to work so needed a quick fix . ill make sure to blank off the vacuum hose to

[purrVN]

Yeah definately secure it nice and tight, I did the same thing once with a t shaped peice of pipe (vp cooling system has a different heater tap) and it ended up popping off and spewing coolant everywhere

[NOT.BT1]

well its lasted 2 days so far hope to get the time to change it on the weekend but i have been checking it and all seems find the car hasnt got over the 1/4 mark on the gauge and thats where it normally sits

[faroogoo]

Shouldn't be any problems with it,the RAA did the same thing with replacing the tap with an elbow piece on my brothers VT,lasted over a week till it was replaced.

[NOT.BT1]

yeah im hoping to have it replaced this weekend if i get time i have checked it before i drive each time and im carrying water bottles with me just incase