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1987 2.3L heater hose routing

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I'm trying to find a routing pic for the heater hoses. Tried google pic search. looking at the heater core, which hose get the "T" fitting for the hose going to the intake? Which hose goes to the waterpump and which to the thermostat? pics would be great. Is there supposed to be a heater valve also? Mine doesn't. I see a free hanging plug that looks like it may have been attached to one at some point. . TIA
 

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There should be a routing picture in the FSM....
 
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There should be a routing picture in the FSM....
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FSM?
 

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Factory Service Manual
 
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I don't have one of those in the glove box
 

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They don't come with the car.... they need to be bought separately. Plus it won't fit in the glove box anyway.
 
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Couldn't find a 1987 example, but here's an exploded view drawing of the 1990 2.3L heater hose routing. No idea if they're the same though. On this one it looks like the LH hose (facing the engine), which also appears to be the lower hose, has the tee in it and that it goes to the water pump. Looks like the upper (or RH) hose goes to the thermostat housing.

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85GTStangGuy said:
Couldn't find a 1987 example, but here's an exploded view drawing of the 1990 2.3L heater hose routing. No idea if they're the same though. On this one it looks like the LH hose (facing the engine), which also appears to be the lower hose, has the tee in it and that it goes to the water pump. Looks like the upper (or RH) hose goes to the thermostat housing.

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very much appreciate your efforts. exactly what I was looking for. thanks!
 
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