Date:         Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:46:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Bypass coolant pipes under van for rear heater
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After pinching the hoses with clamps or locking pliers, I put a towel
under the core to catch any coolant and then pulled the clamps and
hoses. I used 2 copper end caps (1/2") shoved into the hose ends and
then reused the hose clamps from the heater core. Then hoses can then
be pushed back into the cavity to get them out of the way. You may
want to crawl under to zip-tie then down to keep from flopping or
touching something they shouldn't. Seems there was some controversy on
whether to cap the hoses or let the coolant loop back. The heater
valve allows either to happen depending on the valve setting, so
probably makes no difference. However, if plugged, is the old coolant
stagnating and not able to be flushed? The wise sages of the list may
know...

Keith O

On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 8:00 PM, Taeke <taeke.t@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can anyone tell me what to buy before I start this job? I'm going to be performing it in a parking lot and i'd prefer having everything beforehand.
>
> 86 poptop weekender.