Hose cut near coolant bottle

[the99kid]

HI all-total newbie here so please bear with me...

I just purchased my 1st Fiat and have several questions, but this one first:

On the passenger side, near the coolant bottle, there is a hose (maybe 1.250" O.D.) that runs through the fire wall. Mine has been cut off about an inch short of the firewall...what is that hose for and should it be repaired?

All help is welcome! Thanks!

Mark Welle Jr

[narfire]

That is the heater hose to/from the heater located under the dash. There should be two hoses actually.
Take a look under the exhaust manifold. There should be a metal pipe from the back of the water pump to close to the fire wall. The end kicks up and the heater hose is attached to this and the return is attached to a port/short pipe on the head. Perhaps the previous owner has by-passed the heater and you'll find a hose from the metal pipe to the top of the head. Not an issue if you don't need defrost or heat in the car.

[the99kid]

Thanks for the reply-not sure...heater/defrost works great. This hose (what's left of it) is right up in the top corner, only an inch or 2 below the hood, near the data plate with paint numbers, etc... Is that the same one you're referring to?

[RRoller123]

You can post a pic, that would be a great help:

This is a procedure that I have been developing for a little while on how to post pictures here in the Forum. Hope it is useful, and comments are always welcome.

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[calvinconrad]

sounds like the drain for the area under the wiper cowl.

[htchevyii]

You beat me to it. You should see one on the drivers side too.

[the99kid]

awesome! thanks for the help-that's one piece of relief!