vn heater tap bypassing?

[insane1]

ok on the drivers side is a stupid plastic piece i think is the heater tap
is there a way to bypass this unit seing the bottom plastic peice has snapped off?
car is a series 1 vn-any help ideas or importantly diagrams would be verry helpfull
oh and before anyone says its all good get one from town ect rember i live 145km from the closest place to get one

[minux]

Gu8ys, can you please take a little more care when posting?

The my ride section is for exactly that, details of your ride.

[insane1]

sorry first time i needed to ask a question

[minux]

sorry first time i needed to ask a question

No probs

[Pub247]

Yes you can just put a peice of straight pipe in place of it. Remember though it'll blow hot air the whole time its on the hot side.
Also e-series falcons and vn-vr have the same tap if you want to grab a secondhandy

[insane1]

this unit has 2 pipes from the back,one from the front and one from the bottom(the one thats snapped off(can you explain how a straight peice of pipe is fitted?)

[Pub247]

I've drawn up a diagram of the heater tap in my vp. The part you replace with the straight bit of pipe is where the water flows through.

[insane1]

ok if thats the case what do i do with the other 2 hoses on the vn series 1?
2 from back,1 from front+broken 1 at bottem

[Pub247]

is the broken one a small thin hose that goes into the vacuum canister part (FIK what its called) ?
Can you post up a pick? i dont have series 1 i didnt know they would be different

[insane1]

lol-that makes 5 hoses then i was mainly interested in the water side of things+no i havent got a pic mobile phone died the other day(in reality i killed it)

[Pub247]

hmm maybe someone with a series 1 might be able to help you. I dont think i know anyone with a series 1 sorry i cant be of anymore help

[Lost_Pete]

If it is the small hose, then that is the vacuum hose. All you need to do is find the small vacuum hose and remove the broken plastic piece. Then block it up otherwise you will have a vacuum leak. The heater tap will either flow or not flow, I don't know which but it doesn't matter. You will either end up with warm air all the time or cold air all the time.

[Garth]

ok on the drivers side is a stupid plastic piece i think is the heater tap
is there a way to bypass this unit seing the bottom plastic peice has snapped off?
car is a series 1 vn-any help ideas or importantly diagrams would be verry helpfull
oh and before anyone says its all good get one from town ect rember i live 145km from the closest place to get one

eaisest way to bypass teh heater tap is to disconnect it where it enteres the fire wall, and use some good old fashioned normal everyday garden hose and jam it down either end of the heater hoses, this creates a little loop, use a bit of tape to make sure it deosnt move, and go and get a new peice. either that, or remove the vacume redard line, youwill get cold air all the time, it closes the tap. preventing water to flow.

[insane1]

ok just for the ppl who are stuck in same boat the part was $40-but prob will be cheaper if you live in one of the major city`s
genuine holden part