I imagine your year has a similar setup for the cabin heater to my 2003 EV WE. ?IF SO ITS QUICK AND EASY- As I recall, a 3/4 inch elbow ( male male ends) fits the hoses that connect just to center on the firewall (engine side) use existing clamps on the elbow. That bypasses just the cabin heater coil. Done. Also since it’s the high point of the coolant route little coolant is lost. ?I got my elbow at a radiator shop, as it was around the corner from me, but Lowes etc probably carry a copper one (mine was plastic). I keep it in my emergency pack now. Do it when fluid is cool obviously and top off coolant, then recheck level for next month for “burping out the hidden bubbles.” ?What you experienced are signs of a bad heater cabin coil, hopefully you didn’t overheat the engine with the hobbling, and were adding fluid all the way, frequently enough. YMMV?
Phil B 2003 EV WE 322 kmi
