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Larry
I've a similar setup, but without the valves from the Tees to the heater. (I figure if a hose breaks, I could just replumb the existing hose. Actually, I didn't figure anything--it came that way! I leave the valve across (the middle in your diagram) open most of the time. (if it's winter and cold and want some hot water fast, or the engine is not getting up to temp, I close it, but that's rare.) It sounds like your valves a little different though--If I had three valves and shut them all off, then there would be no coolant circulation on my system or engine. I'm also not sure I understand how the water heater bypasses the thermostat and heat exchanger. My coolant runs: engine - water heater (with bypasses) - heat exchanger part of my problem is that the wtaer heater hoses are smaller than the engine hoses, so obviously I need something to give there, thus the bypass. Here's a diagram: (best viewed with a fixed-width font) WATER HEATER : : : : engine......____L___/___L____......heat exchanger (to engine) Of course, the heat exchanger is mounted on the engine, but it's hard to loop with these text diagrams Here ... and : are hoses, _L_ is a T and _/_ is a valve. I have no valves between the _L_ and the heat exchanger. mickey |
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