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There is a lot of discussion on heater hoses and routing in a thread titled "Erica needs to get hosed". It is worth reading.
I don't have any concern using high quality name brand hoses. They have an extremely small risk of failure and that occurs only after they have been in use for decades.
I slightly modified a NAPA Balkamp BK6601141 valve and hooked it up directly to the existing slide control cable (mod just reversed operating direction to match slide words).
I used brass elbows with hose fittings to make corners for tight locations. I ran the hoses down the passenger side of the console near the floor and out thru a hole in the firewall behind the seat.
Routing thru the passenger compartment doesn't add any heat in the cabin unless you are using the heater. The valve completely shuts off flow so the hoses are cool until you move the slide to get heat.
Using hoses and the NAPA valve was a pretty simple, easy way to get the heater functional.
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