bypassing heater tap.. which hoses connect too what?

[pillzor]

i have the problem of hot air reducing the effectiveness of my aircon, ive checked all of the hoses and pipes which are hot and the little vacuume hose is not sucking too engage the heater tap.
now ive been told i can bypass the tap and just connect the hoses together , which ones do i connect and also does this cause the heater core too go dry?

[HoldrodeoLT]

i have the problem of hot air reducing the effectiveness of my aircon, ive checked all of the hoses and pipes which are hot and the little vacuume hose is not sucking too engage the heater tap.
now ive been told i can bypass the tap and just connect the hoses together , which ones do i connect and also does this cause the heater core too go dry?

Is this what you mean?
you can bend one of the pipes around and connect back on its self.. for temp fix till u get a new heater tap.. i done this on my mums vx ecotec..

[Brett_jjj]

All you gotta do is undo the hose with the fat end where it joins the heater tap.(leave the fat end connected)Then remove the other hose form the motor then put the other end of the fat ended hose on the motor where the other one come off from.

[immortality]

why not just fix the suction problem

probably a adjustment problem with the hot-cold dial in the cabin

[pillzor]

why not just fix the suction problem

probably a adjustment problem with the hot-cold dial in the cabin

that comes next , unless thats just as simple to do aswell.
ive allready checked that its connected and moving when i turn the dial and it is.

[pillzor]

Is this what you mean?
you can bend one of the pipes around and connect back on its self.. for temp fix till u get a new heater tap.. i done this on my mums vx ecotec..

yep thats what i was talking about, do you know which hose?

edit: DOH the diagram shows it!

[HoldrodeoLT]

the outlet hose back into the inlet.. not sure what VR-VS's configuration looks like.. but id imagine it wouldnt be much diffrent to the picture shown..

[pillzor]

ok and how long is safe too leave it like this before the heater core may start eroding?

[HoldrodeoLT]

err not sure on that one.. i had replaced my mums heater tap after a few days and everything was all good..
just remember to top ya coolant back up because your going to loose some
Oh and dont drink it

[pillzor]

oh yeh lucky you said that i was about to go play with the pipes while the car is still hot :S .... boiling coolant all over myself doesnt sound fun.