Heater conversion on E34 (coolant to electrical based)

[632 Regal]

No problem, big trunk will travel!

[uscharalph]

ralph, how do you bypass the heater core - can you list down the steps ?

This is how I did it:

[uscharalph]

This is how I did it:

Sorry, that didn't give the whole instructions. Disconnect all three of these hoses. Use a tee joint (Pipe) and connect #2 & #3 to the straight through parts of the tee and #1 to the third connecting part of the tee. Hope that makes sense. You might also want to do a search on this topic.

[grave77]

use old spark Plugs to plug the water ... I did the same thing to mine ... its hot here all the year .. no need for some hot water flowing under the dash to increase heat :P ... just remove the hoses and plug them. some ppl use a T two inputs and the return ar linked with it. but u dont need the water to flow here anyway. so I just plugged the pipes.

[ktteoh]

ralph, thanks for the pictures and guide. could you give me some perspective where to locate the 3 hoses in the engine bay - could not see that from your picture.

This is how I did it:

[E34-520iSE]

I agree with Whit here. Just fix it and forget about it. You say you need heat in your car, so will be better off fixing your car's heater. Otherwise you're gonna be driving around saying "I wish that heater was fixed!" . Plug in heaters etc will just put an extra demand on your battery, as you will find out one cold & damp morning when your car won't start.

Cheers,

Shaun

[uscharalph]

ralph, thanks for the pictures and guide. could you give me some perspective where to locate the 3 hoses in the engine bay - could not see that from your picture.

Going from the engine bay into the firewall on the drivers side.

[uscharalph]

Going from the engine bay into the firewall on the drivers side.

Just the other side of the heater valve.