[timcos]

You know, the pics in that post which I now find in my manual shows the water hoses going form the intake manifils to the lower connection on the heater core and the upper connection of the heater core to the radiator.

I just verified it on my truck...it is like that. I guess I remembered it incorrectly in my previous posts.

I do smell anti freeze slightly everyone once in a whiile...so mybe my heater core is bad.

I bought a new one today..

Now I have to drop my inner passenger fender, remove the 4 bolts holding the inner heater core box tot he firewall, the two screws on the inside of the cab holding that same box up...and replace the core.

I also have a straight hose form the intake to the lower connection of the heater core...no valve as shown in the pic.

Any other thoughts?

Tim