yes the heater core can be bypassed by connecting the heater hoses together
That means either you have air in your heater core or your heater core is being bypassed
if the blower motor still works, somebody probably bypassed the heater core in the past.
NO. Bypass the heater core by connecting the Inlet & Outlet hoses going to the heater core together. Do not plug either hose.
it shouldn't
Remove the hoses from the heater core pipes and install a short piece of pipe in both those ends. Install hose clamps and it's bypassed.
yes it can, but dont really recommend it. if your car starts to over heat and the heater core not there you can not use the heater fan to help cool it down, also if you live in an area where it gets cold you wont have no heat.
heater core is probably faulty if fan only blows cold, also check air temperature controls, vent may be stuck The heater core is basically another radiator in your vehicle that tranfers warm fluid from your engine/radiator to the inside of your vehicle. This usually means that it depends on continuous flow to work. The fluid supply line to the core could be blocked or routed incorrectly, or the core could be bad. Its possible that a previous owner had a leaking heater core and bypassed the heater core entirely (happened to me) and never told the purchaser.
Bad news... Entire dash must be removed. My 1995 Thunderbird heater core failed in ealy December. Bypassed it. Dealer wants $800 for labor only.
check and see if the thermostat been removedcheck to see if the heater core has been bypassed. if the heater core was leaking at some time in the past, the previous owner may have bypassed it (with a 2 dollar hose bypass kit) instead of actually fixing the leak. this was the case on my 1990 xj6.
you have a bad heater core
For some reason, warm engine coolant is not being circulated through the heater core. Perhaps the thermostat is bad, the heater core could be plugged, the control valve could be broken or inoperable, someone could have bypassed the heater hoses... I'm sure I'm forgetting something.