maybe the flow TO the heater comes from the water pump, the hose to the thermostat housing would be the return .... have you tried it with the other hose off?

no heat could also be a plugged heater core or defective heat control [ranco] ... is this a recirc heater or deluxe?

Bill



Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
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