472 Cadillac engine?

[Local29]

Clean looking ride.. That cheetah steering wheel cover is on point!

yeah i was wondering what my MPH was gunna be... i was guessing 5... lol

[cadpwrd]

Yeah , those oil pans are expensive. mainly because of the difficulty of harvesting them from an Eldo. The engine has to be removed and the fwd transmission has to be separated from the block before you can get to it. As far as heater hoses, the Cadillac designed the water passages to get hot water to the heater core fast. After all, a cadillac customer doesn't want to wait for the heater to warm up. The outlet for the heater hose is on the back of the passenger side cylinder head, the return line goes back to the radiator. Most people just block them off due to firewall clearance. I used a 90 degree elbow fitting to make room for the heater hose.

[Local29]

Originally Posted by cadpwrd

Yeah , those oil pans are expensive. mainly because of the difficulty of harvesting them from an Eldo. The engine has to be removed and the fwd transmission has to be separated from the block before you can get to it. As far as heater hoses, the Cadillac designed the water passages to get hot water to the heater core fast. After all, a cadillac customer doesn't want to wait for the heater to warm up. The outlet for the heater hose is on the back of the passenger side cylinder head, the return line goes back to the radiator. Most people just block them off due to firewall clearance. I used a 90 degree elbow fitting to make room for the heater hose.

Yeah they have a hose going back there. I figured that might be one but i need to figure how to tap into to that, if i need any other parts and where the other goes. right now i just have those 2 empty In/out lines from the heater core but thanks for that info!

Still learning as i go, fairly new at this stuff. but not afraid to tackle anything.. I'm kinda in a wheelchair so i have a "i can do anything you can do" attitude. just takes me a little longer .. Thank god for Google and YouTube tho.

[Caddylackn]

You can seal up the back of the passenger head port and tap the water pump flat spot for the heater hose.
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Here is a photo of where you can tap the water pump. I think the plug on the back of the head is a standard 1" iron pipe fitting.
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