I got my car runnin after 17 years sitting! It was so awsome for about 20 minutes, then I noticed the carpet on the passengers side was soaked. The car is a 72 cutlass 350 with ac. I'm assuming the heater core has a hole in it. I pulled the carpet out to dry and started to read about pulling the heater core. I wanted to puke, it seemed like a big job. Then I realized I live in hawaii and I don't need heat. I'm wondering can I some how cap off the hoses that go to and from the heater core?

 

Simple, identify the hoses that go to and from the heater and run a hose between the two.
Don't just cap them off, the cooling system is designed to have coolant constantly running through the heater matrix.
Keep a 40% antifreeze mixture in the coolant, important to prevent electrolytic corrosion in the cooling system.
Roger.

 

Really? So how come cars with heater delete simply capped them?

It's perfectly fine to cap the heater ports. The Olds t-stat housing has a bypass build in if you're really worried about it. I'm not and have run several cars with the port capped and not ill effects.

 

Thanks

 

I consider myself admonished Joe.
Roger.