Heater hose routing

[TheLimeRanger]

I purchased the pre bent heater hose kit from northeast classic ford parts. The side with the heater Control valve was the perfect length and easy to figure out, but the long hose that goes from the heater core to the water pump I'm confused about. The hose has a bend in it to get around the passenger wheel well, but if I take the shortest route (under the air cleaner) there is a lot of extra hose. This makes me think that it might have taken a different route when it came from the factory. If I route the hose along the inner fender, the length is just about perfect, but it seems strange to me that that's the factory route. Does anyone have a diagram or can confirm for me the correct routing of the heater hose from the factory? Thx

 

[Crush]

It ran down the side of the wheel tub/inner fender then went over to the water pump

 

[TheLimeRanger]

Hose

So under the air cleaner?

 

[Crush]

Yes. Out of heater core, around the edge of the wheel tub, along the side of the wheel tub under the air cleaner snorkel to the front of the wheel tub and then over to the engine. There should be holes in the wheel tub where mounting clamps held it in place

 

[Tasty Geezer]

I just installed the same hoses and ran both along the same path down the intake and then snake around to the heater core. I wanted to clean up my engine bay though. I did had to cut the longer hose to fit.

 

[Tasty Geezer]

Here is what my setup looks like. I'm still installing my wiring harness, so it looks a little messy

 

[Tasty Geezer]

I saved a bunch of images of heater hose routing on my computer. These might help you out.

 

[TheLimeRanger]

perfect thank you!