Help a senile mind

LAFF · Aug 31, 2019

I was sitting here drinking, and thinking.
Trying to finish stuff up replacing the V6 with a 302 on my 83 Mustang.
Last night when I went to get heater hoses I was wondering what controlled the water flow to the heater core if you don’t want heat.
Looked at the old V6 sitting on the floor in a tire, and it has a pipe that looks like it has some sort of vacuum doowhacky on it.
Before you judge me—I’m just an old retired Railroader trying to do as much as I can to get this right.
My Friend has done all the heavy lifting, and has the engine sitting in the car looking pretty.
He has a business to run, and has done me a great favor for doing what he has.
Just would like to have this explained.
Please don’t be too technical.
Thanks

trebor3170 · Aug 31, 2019

Damn, drinkin' & thinkin' is dangerous stuff, I know, doin' the same thing myself. Anyho, I'm not 100% sure about a 83, but I'm pretty sure the water flows constant thru the heater core, and the temp. is controlled by which way the air is directed

LAFF · Aug 31, 2019

trebor3170 said:
Damn, drinkin' & thinkin' is dangerous stuff, I know, doin' the same thing myself. Anyho, I'm not 100% sure about a 83, but I'm pretty sure the water flows constant thru the heater core, and the temp. is controlled by which way the air is directed

Damn I hope it is that simple.
Want this done, and finally go to bed for once, and not be thinking what I need to do next.
Thank you

JD1964 · Aug 31, 2019

I’m not familiar with exactly what equipment came on an 83 Mustang but the part you described sounds like a “heater control valve”. If the climate control head in the dash has vacuum lines connected to it, one of those lines would go to the heater control valve. When you move the temp selector to the cold setting, a vacuum closes the valve and stops the flow of hot coolant through the heater core.

Mstng93SSP · Aug 31, 2019

There is always coolant flowing through the heater core. There is a door in the heater box that separates the hot side airflow (heater core) from the cold side airflow (ac evaporator) The heater core is always warm/hot inside the heater box. When you turn on the ac, the blower motor blows over the cold side and cold air is blown out the vents. When you switch to heat a vacuum door in the heater box closes the cold side airflow and opens the hot side airflow and now warm air gets blown through the vents.

General karthief · Aug 31, 2019

Both description s are correct, it would depend on which system was used in 83. Lets see where do we go when we need answers.
Among the many choices Google offered, several references where made to an electrical valve that regulated flow to the heater core. This may be different between the AC and non AC models.
Note : this is based upon a search engine and not to be confused with an actual gas/diesel engine.

Mstng93SSP · Aug 31, 2019

Sorry, thought it said 93. What I described is 87-93.

JD1964 · Aug 31, 2019

At Rock Auto they show a heater control valve for an 83 6cyl Mustang but it’s electronically controlled, not vacuum as the op described he saw.

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LAFF · Aug 31, 2019

Mstng93SSP said:
There is always coolant flowing through the heater core. There is a door in the heater box that separates the hot side airflow (heater core) from the cold side airflow (ac evaporator) The heater core is always warm/hot inside the heater box. When you turn on the ac, the blower motor blows over the cold side and cold air is blown out the vents. When you switch to heat a vacuum door in the heater box closes the cold side airflow and opens the hot side airflow and now warm air gets blown through the vents.

Thank you

LAFF · Aug 31, 2019

John Dirks Jr said:
I’m not familiar with exactly what equipment came on an 83 Mustang but the part you described sounds like a “heater control valve”. If the climate control head in the dash has vacuum lines connected to it, one of those lines would go to the heater control valve. When you move the temp selector to the cold setting, a vacuum closes the valve and stops the flow of hot coolant through the heater core.

Thank you

LAFF · Aug 31, 2019

Mstng93SSP said:
Sorry, thought it said 93. What I described is 87-93.

Is okay.
Thank you

LAFF · Aug 31, 2019

General karthief said:
Both description s are correct, it would depend on which system was used in 83. Lets see where do we go when we need answers.
Among the many choices Google offered, several references where made to an electrical valve that regulated flow to the heater core. This may be different between the AC and non AC models.
Note : this is based upon a search engine and not to be confused with an actual gas/diesel engine.

Google is what has led me to drink

LAFF · Aug 31, 2019

Just gonna hook up the hoses, and see what the Hell happens, then we will all know.
Thanks to everyone that responded.

Rcdgl · Aug 31, 2019

In all the Foxes that I have, 79 to 93 the coolant flows through the heater core full time. The air doors close it off so no air flows through it unless you call for heat. There are not water control valves.

LAFF · Aug 31, 2019

Rcdgl said:
In all the Foxes that I have, 79 to 93 the coolant flows through the heater core full time. The air doors close it off so no air flows through it unless you call for heat. There are not water control valves.

Alright

Help a senile mind

LAFF

Enough to make my old Nipples hard

trebor3170

mine usually gets hard with the car on

LAFF

Enough to make my old Nipples hard

JD1964

there is enough sticking out to grab on to

Mstng93SSP

You have a nice rear end there Dave.

General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair

Mstng93SSP

You have a nice rear end there Dave.

JD1964

there is enough sticking out to grab on to

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LAFF

Enough to make my old Nipples hard

LAFF

Enough to make my old Nipples hard

LAFF

Enough to make my old Nipples hard

LAFF

Enough to make my old Nipples hard

LAFF

Enough to make my old Nipples hard

Rcdgl

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