I live in Canada , where I am there is already frost on the windshield so I need the defrost believe it or not! Also I will not kink the hose like you suggest ill find something like st5150 used. Thanks for the help man.
Napa, Car Quest, and Auto Zone all have the hoses. Personally I don't like Auto Zone parts of any kind. You can find the heater core at Texas Mustangs, Dallas Mustangs, or CJ Pony out of Pennsylvania.
Living with a bypassed heater core right now, myself - a fancy rig-up involving some household-grade copper tubing and elbows to form a U-bend, and two short bits of standard heater hose. If anyone knows of a shortcut way to change that sucker out involving, say, two hours of work and a Sawzall, I'll be the first to know...
Don't you have to drop the steering column to get the dash to lean back very far?