What Are These Two Hoses For?

[teng]

As on topic. See the two small arrows? What are those two hoses for and what would happen if if my R33 doesn't come with them?

They don't look like they're connected to the heater core.

Edited July 12, 2008 by teng

[teng]

Another image showing hoses are not present.

[AutoTrust]

Looks like the heater core has been bypassed, only a problem if you want heat in your car. If you remove the bypass and hook up the heater core you may find coolant pooling on the passengers floor. The second photo looks like the heater hoses were removed with the engine, this is normal practise but the rubber end caps on the actual heater core tell a story of a failed heater core.

[teng]

Shouldn't there be two holes on the engine as well since on the 1st photo one of the hoses is being connected there. That means there should be two holes on the engine as well which were not blocked off.

Edited July 13, 2008 by teng

[Godzilla32]

There is. You can see where one goes as its right next to the fitting it connects to normally at the back of the block and the other is at the front of the block but has a small piece of hose that connects it to a metal pipe then the heater hose connects to that close to where the other heater hose connects.

Deren

[teng]

From what i can see (look at images), i don't have that metal pipe that goes from the thermostat housing to the back of the engine >< There were so many hoses that i can't even make out what pictures i was shooting.

Edited July 13, 2008 by teng

[Godzilla32]

Just follow them with your hands. What are you trying to achieve? Plumbing your heater back up?

[teng]

Nah, Just trying to find out how they by-passed it. Did they just use a U-Hose and seal up the two holes at the back of the block.

[blind_elk]

All that has been done is to remove both hoses from the heater core, and join the ends with a short piece of steel tube.

[teng]

All that has been done is to remove both hoses from the heater core, and join the ends with a short piece of steel tube.

Ah! That is right BUT i don't have the 2 hoses that goes to the heater core so the only possibility is that it's bypassed from the engine block side.