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hi, so i installed a heater core that i purchased separately from the kit i purchased from Snyders. i don't get a lot of heat for my troubles, keep in mind i live in the north east. considering blocking the radiator from the wind as I've seen done in the past. anybody have any expertise here, i sure would appreciate the advice, thanks

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Are you running a thermostat and getting flow through the core..

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Hi Gino,

Also, maybe in addition,just a few more details?

Heater core bought, (maybe a "used" core?) ........... and bought separate from Snyder's maybe a (new?) Snyder's kit?

Could maybe a "used" heater core be assumed to possibly be a "used clogged" heater core, a heavily outside painted core, or an undersized core?

Is heater core clean .... inside and out?

If radiator blocked, do you have an engine temperature gauge? Engines can become overheated ...... even in cold weather.

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Hi Gino, I live in Western PA AND I have to keep my radiator blocked about 1/2 way up to keep the water temperature close to 180* even with a 180*thermostat. As soon as temp. drops below about 20* it needs help to stay hot enough. Also noticed mine won't circulate well at an idle it needs the rpm's up to keep inside warm enough. I out some temp. clear heater hoses on so I could see what was going on & then switched back to the regular hoses.

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PS: Forgot to mention I found some "black plastic" about 1/16" thick and it slips between the radiator fins and the s/s cover in front of the radiator and hardly shows. It should be easy to find and is easy to cut to fit your needs. FWIW

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AN infrared gun will tell you where the heat is or not. Depending where you hook it up you may not be getting any flow through the core.

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Referencing FLOW -I was told the importance of the waterpump shaft/impeller portion of the pump must be dead on in the housing to provide good proper water flow. Is this something anyone has heard of. Thanks Guys

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Need details of the installation.
As Mitch said, you need a thermostat, and also the heater inlet hose MUST be coming from the engine side of the thermostat, and the heater return hose must go into the block inlet side, either the pipe hose, or casting on the left side of the block.

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Hi, the heater core is new out of the box. I will buy the gauge and a thermostat. Also I will block the radiator and rely on the gauge to make sure she doesn't get to hot. There's a joke there I think. I hadn't thought of black plastic for blocking. I planned on fabricating some sheet metal and paint it, then I can brag about my handi work. Thanks very much for the help, good to know I havnt screwed up too much.

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So your not running a stat??? You need it>>>>> A properly operating stat should regulate the cooling system at its specified degrees without covering the radiator....

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You might try one of these:

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Carl, what is it? A grille, louvered airflow regulator, heater core? Where does it go?
Help me out of the dark. :cool:

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That is a 1930-31 Globe Winterfront. It mounts in front of the radiator and has movable louvers that are controllable in the cabin.

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Thanks Carl. I don't suppose you can get them at the corner store anymore, eh?

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NAPA is currently out of stock :D

Actually, the one I have is NOS, but it is missing the cabin control piece. If I use it I will have to gerry-rig something.

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The winterfront is the old way to control the engine heat, but to get coolant flow through the heater core you need to create higher pressure for the heater inlet hose than for the heater outlet hose, and to do this you need to either block off the radiator flow with a washer (poor idea), or better yet use a thermostat to control engine heat and create a high pressure zone for heater coolant flow.

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Here's the perfect way to do that: (Vintage Precision Products)

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Yep what Tom said,,,,

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How and where are is your hot water pick up and return? How about photos?

Charlie Stephens