May be all wet with this thought (it's happened before), but isn't the
heater hose the one that comes off the head one size (maybe 1 1/5") and is
swaged down to 3/4" or so?  If I'm correct, would it not make sense and
improve accessability to design a ball valve with connectors of two sizes?

OTOH, I like to have the heater(s) as a backup engine cooling device in an
emergency.  Off chance that it's needed, but ...

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
|On Behalf Of Richard A Jones
|Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 12:59 PM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
|
|A comment on the valves Terry Kay sells on his site++.  They
|are good, brass, Italian valves with fittings that go right
|into the hose, making installation very easy.  However, the
|diameter of the hole in the ball of the valve is smaller than
|the heater hose diameter by quite a bit.  So it reduces the
|flow.  That affects the front heater in very cold weather.
|
|++ http://community-2.webtv.net/VanStuff/VanagonWestfalia
|
|Richard
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