someone please tell me how you're creating a loop in which you will trap air
any more than actually having the heater core hooked up?  coolant is still
traveling through the same path just not through a heater core...

prepared to be schooled,
-Ry
http://www.google.com/profiles/rylincoln

On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Craig Luke <cluke.aspire@gmail.com> wrote:

> Last year I moved my rear heater all the way over to the drivers side wall.
> I have a weekender, so this gives me a huge un-interrupted space.  When I
> extended the hoses, I put in metal shut-off valves.  A quick twist on each,
> heat off.  And back on in the winter.  Next summer, I'll most likely turn
> the valves and remove the heater for the season.  No air in the lines, no
> coolant all over...
>
> Happy, happy..
>
> On 2010-07-30 3:57 PM, "Edward Maglott" <emaglott3@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mine is the same way, it doesn't turn off all that well.  On a recent
> hot trip I found when I got into camp and went under the back seat to
> get something, everything under there was hot hot hot.  I checked the
> valve and it was in the off position, but apparently enough hot water
> was still going through there to heat that core up plenty hot.  Maybe
> an alternative valve could be put into the system instead of the
> stock one?  Enlarge the hole in the heater cover enough to be able to
> operate it?  Anybody done this?
> Edward
>