Date:         Tue, 29 Jun 1999 21:42:21 -0500
Reply-To:     Howard Fleming <hfleming@MOOSEBIRD.COM>
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From:         Howard Fleming <hfleming@MOOSEBIRD.COM>
Organization: Moosebird Internet Services
Subject:      Re: heater leak?
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Why would you need a shunt to bypass the heater core?  Just
plugging the lines to the heater core should do the trick, since when
the valve for the heater is closed it does the same thing (or am I
missing something here.... ?  :).
Howard


On 29 Jun 99, at 11:01, Coby Smolens wrote:

> One c-clamp won't do the trick. a piece of 1/2" EMT (electrical conduit)
> bent in a U will. Connect both hose ends to the U shaped piece. You're
> just creating a shunt which bypasses the heater. Otherwise you can pinch
> off BOTH hoses (in a pinch), but I wouldn't do that for any extended
> period...


hfleming@moosebird.com
Alexandria, VA
97 Jetta GL     97 Cabrio
85 Vanagon      84 Westy
84 Vanagon GL (spare parts that turned into a project)
1945 Cletrac model AG
Benjamin Fleming (new kid that is a project....)
Alexandria VA