Question #1: Since the truck never had a heater, I intend to get the truck running before I try to figure out if I am going to install one for my use. If I am not running a heater, is it acceptable to just plug the two places where the heater would connect? I know I could just run a hose from one to the other, but if it is not going to cause a problem, I would prefer to just plug those two openings.
Question #2: What is the small hole for in the top of the thermostat housing for?
Nick 1940 KC Model 1/2 Ton Pickup Project (with '37-'39 Bed and what we think is a '42-'46 Frame) Taos, New Mexico
That hole is for a clamp for the fuel and vacuum lines that run in front of the valve cover over to the carburetor. Should be tapped 1/4-20 I believe.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
On question #1, I think you could do it either way. I left the nipples for the heater hoses in place and put a short loop of hose on it. But plugging the holes would work as well, I believe. There wouldn't be a bypass of the thermostat like there would be with a short loop of hose.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
Plug them. A heater was a dealer-installed option on a lot of vehicles back then. Jerry
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