| Coolant shutoff valves and locations [message #256383] |
Thu, 24 July 2014 12:25  |
mickey szilagyi
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We've read here about installing shutoff valves in the coolant hoses going back to the hot water heater. We love this feature of getting hot water from the engine, it's worked great. In the event of a problem it seems like a good idea to be able to shut off those lines to avoid coolant loss or even damage to other things. We're looking for suggestions on where to install these shutoff valves. I started to look at the hoses and it almost seems logical to place them inside the engine compartment near where the one feed hose comes out of the engine head and runs back to the water heater. The second water heater hose runs along side of it and up to the front of the engine, haven't seen yet where exactly it runs to but this seems like an easy place to access them. I'm assuming we'd need to install two shutoff valves, one in each of the hoses running back to the water heater. We're wondering what others have done and how it has worked out.
Any other places that might be a good idea to place these valves?
Thank you so much!
Mickey
1977 Kingsley, 403, Lansing, MI
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