About the easiest way to buy all the hoses would be ordering from Wits-End. Joey @NLXTACY puts many kits together to make certain modification and restoration efforts a simple affair. He will have oem hoses and if you plan to keep your 80, oem hoses and perhaps new spring clamps is the way to go. The parts fit correctly and last.
Many of us have eliminated the rear heater, I did. It’s personal preference/needs. But if you decide to keep the rear heater it’s advisable to replace all rubber hose sections involved and the ones under the floorboard and above the frame rail beneath the passenger seat are difficult to access. Condition of the metal coolant pipe sections of the plumbing system and the rear heater core itself is also a concern. The pipes have been known to corrode and develop leaks.
I saw the rear heater as
unnecessary fluff that would only add to the list of possible future problems and the cost of vehicle refurbishment if I had chosen to keep it. There are those who feel they need the rear heater and will buy good heater units to replace their leaky unit. I’ve sold two to other mud members in the past.
Many of us have eliminated the rear heater, I did. It’s personal preference/needs. But if you decide to keep the rear heater it’s advisable to replace all rubber hose sections involved and the ones under the floorboard and above the frame rail beneath the passenger seat are difficult to access. Condition of the metal coolant pipe sections of the plumbing system and the rear heater core itself is also a concern. The pipes have been known to corrode and develop leaks.
I saw the rear heater as
unnecessary fluff that would only add to the list of possible future problems and the cost of vehicle refurbishment if I had chosen to keep it. There are those who feel they need the rear heater and will buy good heater units to replace their leaky unit. I’ve sold two to other mud members in the past.