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.
yes the heater core can be bypassed by connecting the heater hoses together
NO! THE HEATER CORE IS YOUR CARS HEAT SOURCE YOU CAN BYPASS BUT IS NOT A GOOD IDEAL IN WINTER!
That means either you have air in your heater core or your heater core is being bypassed
Detach the screw that attaches the heater duct on a Chevy Cavalier and remove the heater core. Once this is done you can replace the faulty heater core with a functional one.
The water from your 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier cooling system. Remove the heater core water supply hoses. Remove the heater core retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new heater core.
Drain the water from your 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier cooling system. Remove the water supply hoses from the heater core. Remove the heater core retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install your new heater core.
NO. Bypass the heater core by connecting the Inlet & Outlet hoses going to the heater core together. Do not plug either hose.
The heater core is under the lower right dash insulator panel and behind the glove box in the heater core housing
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.
its leaking under the car around where the dash is
Bad news... Entire dash must be removed. My 1995 Thunderbird heater core failed in ealy December. Bypassed it. Dealer wants $800 for labor only.