The 1500 engine cars have a bypass built into the hose system so it still
circulates the coolant with the heater valve in the closed position preventing
the hot spot that the 1275 has.
Kent
1960 Bugeye
1978 Midget
>
> In a message dated 8/9/03 5:45:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> PilotRob@webtv.net writes:
>
>
> > The heater tap at the rear of the block
> > should be left open year around to avoid
> > "hot spots" and to aid good flow/circulation throughout the system.
> >
>
> That is for the 1275? On my 1500 I close the tap in the summer to keep from
> being heat exhausted and my car has typically run so cool that I had to up
>the
> temp of the thermostat to get it up to a good operating temperature. Maybe
> the earlier cars have to be left open?
>
> --DAvid C.
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