Topic: Heater Hose location

[rtate]

65 Convertible K code car.
It's not 100 % correct but I'm trying to do what I can , when I can to make it correct.
Anyway looking to see where the heater hose should run. I have the strap mounted on the front hole.
I'm thinking that the hose should be on the other side of the coil wire ?
It's a Dearborn car built Dec10/64

[J_Speegle]

Don't know the VIN or projected build date of this example but it appears to be an early K code with an alternator and a PVC valve taken in 1964 or 1965. Very likely a Dearborn built car

[rtate]

Thanks Jeff, it also seem to use both holes on the brace for the support.
I thought we determined earlier that most likely only one hole was used ?

[J_Speegle]

Thanks Jeff, it also seem to use both holes on the brace for the support.
I thought we determined earlier that most likely only one hole was used ?

Don't recall the thread nor if it was focused on Dearborn or one of the other plants or the same time period

Do find a fair share of 65 San Jose with both holes in the shock tower support used on the car that have the strap still

[rtate]

This was the thread that I was referring to:

https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=25133.msg156017#msg156017

[J_Speegle]

This was the thread that I was referring to:

https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=25133.msg156017#msg156017

Not allot of examples shared and we didn't focus on a time period. Pictures I posted showed an example with no screw or strap, one with both holes used and one with only the forward one being used. That supports Charles post about there being no clear answer at the time of posting in that thread

At that time it appears that we had no clear answer and no one else offered where they found theirs originally

[jwc66k]

According to the 65 Mustang Electrical Assembly Manual (AM0008 pg21), the 200 CID I-6 heater hoses went thru a strap attached to the RH firewall-fender brace, the strap attached with two screws; the 289 HP was routed under the PCV tube (assembly manual item 17), not attachment to the brace (the other V-8's, 2V and 4V went to the choke and back along the valve cover-intake "dip").
(The 66 installation was the same as 65.)
(The 65 and 66 service manuals show different hose routes at the choke.)
Jim

[rtate]

So,   both hoses under the pcv valve and no strap ?

[CharlesTurner]

Here's one other early alternator hi-po pic.  It was from a magazine article.  It's hard to say exactly how the hoses route, but they look like the one in Jeff's pic,


I also have a new(ish) car photo of a Dec '64 San Jose hipo Mustang that has the routing similar.

[CharlesTurner]

So,   both hoses under the pcv valve and no strap ?

I would say the opposite.

[65KGT]

Don't know the VIN or projected build date of this example but it appears to be an early K code with an alternator and a PVC valve taken in 1964 or 1965. Very likely a Dearborn built car

Below is the full image.
I thought this was a San Jose car given the closed emissions and G2 on the radiator.

[J_Speegle]

Below is the full image.
I thought this was a San Jose car given the closed emissions and G2 on the radiator.

Closed emission, if I recall correctly, were also required for cars being sold in New York state.

The direction of the inner fender to spring cover bolts and the Western Modine would suggest that its likely a San Jose car and both pictures  appear to be likely of the same car - the washer bag lid is missing but that was a problem with many early cars before they came up with the fix.

So back to a search from around December 64 and Dearborn. Not many cars haven't had the hoses changed so guess we're hoping for pictures from the period

[65KGT]

Here is a photo from 5F08K1871xx that Jeff previously shared.

[rtate]

not to hi jack
But how did they fix the washer bag lid problem ?
I have lost 2   

[CharlesTurner]

not to hi jack
But how did they fix the washer bag lid problem ?
I have lost 2   

A piece of cloth tape