Heater hose routing

[Lisa P]

My water pump is installed, the radiator installed, hoses clamped and all is good except I need to know where the heater hoses from the driver's side firewall go.  I believe one goes to the water pump and the other goes to the passenger side firewall.  Can anyone tell me on a '48 Kaiser, where does the top heater hose go and where does the bottom one go?  I cannot find the information in the shop manual and the original ones were chewed off by the former tenants.  Thanks!  Maybe I can go for a drive tomorrow!

[kaiserfrazerlibrary]

Hi, Lisa...

Send me an email to kaiserfrazerlibrary@yahoo.com and I will send you a picture from the 1948 K-F Shop Manual that shows hoses installed for the heater.  Easy to tell from t his what goes to where.

Jack Mueller

[custom]

[Lisa P]

Thanks for the replies and the photo! 
Jack, I sent you an email.
Custom, that is a very clean engine and bay!  Thanks!  This is the way I was going to route the hoses but I wanted to make certain that I didn't have anything backwards.

Just an aside, I have a couple of small leaks in the radiator that showed up since the last time I checked it.  Has anyone had any luck with the stop leak stuff?

[boatingbill]

LisaP: I have used it with success as it works for a while and then the leak starts again. I would only use it as a last resort because you may be driving down the road and all of the sudden the pressure in the system causes the leak to blow out. Also, some products tend to collect in the heater core and reduce its flow causing low or no real heat in the winter. I believe it should be used in an emergency to get you home so you can get a proper repair.

[Jim B PEI]

EXACTLY what boatingbill said!  Been there, done that, to my regret.

[Kaiser Ranchero]

The best way is to take it to a radiator shop and see if it can be soldered. If not then re-cored or see if a good used radiator can be obtained. Bars Leak, Liquid glass, Stop leak and other quick fixes tend to plug the water passages in the cores and some time in the block and head.

[Lisa P]

I was thinking that the Stop leak is just good for temporary jobs.  There is a fellow in town that used to work on radiators, I will see if he is still in business.  Fortunately the radiator appears to be in decent shape other than the small leak on the one side.