Disconnected heater?

[F8Lstang]

The heater on the car I recently bought hasn't been working, and I figured it was broken. Today I went to install new radiator hoses and discovered that the heater inlet and oulet coolant tubes had been connected, bypassing the heater. I have no idea how long its been like this. Can I just hook it back up to the system? Why would someone do that?

 

[HISSIN50]

people do it all the time when the heater core goes south (and leaks coolant all over the interior). you could try to hook it up, but i would bet you will find that sweet sickening aroma when you warm the car up. no other reason to do so. the core is a real pain to replace.
good luck.

 

[cardudeusa]

people do it all the time when the heater core goes south (and leaks coolant all over the interior). you could try to hook it up, but i would bet you will find that sweet sickening aroma when you warm the car up. no other reason to do so. the core is a real pain to replace.
good luck.

Yep, I did that to both my car because the core was leaking. It gets all over the passanger side floor and makes a mess.

 

[HISSIN50]

the film on the windshield gets annoying too. its like someone put silicone all over it. makes lookin at oncoming headlights fun at night.

 

[Mustang5L5]

I did it when my heatercore went bad.

If you own a Fox Mustang, it will happen at some point.

 

[PRO50SC]

Yea, what they all said!!!