Coolant flow/bypass question
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Coolant flow/bypass question
Gentlemen,
I too am looking for a Coolant Kit, but I do have a question. I have a 04 6.0l Diesel and live in Texas and it gets pretty hot here and the cab gets hot from the heater core when you first turn on the cooling fan (A/C) even with the temp setting all the way to cool. So I installed two ball valves to cut off the coolant to the internal heater core (1 going in & 1 going out) during the summers. Now to keep the coolant system moving, I will on occasion turn the valves back on to let the coolant circulate, but most of the time I keep them closed. My question leads to this - in reviewing most Coolant Filter Kits, they tie into the Heater flow hose and into the Coolant Bowl. If I have closed the heater core down, will the Coolant filter kit work or is there another way to hook up the Filter Kit?
Thanks Fellas.Andy
I too am looking for a Coolant Kit, but I do have a question. I have a 04 6.0l Diesel and live in Texas and it gets pretty hot here and the cab gets hot from the heater core when you first turn on the cooling fan (A/C) even with the temp setting all the way to cool. So I installed two ball valves to cut off the coolant to the internal heater core (1 going in & 1 going out) during the summers. Now to keep the coolant system moving, I will on occasion turn the valves back on to let the coolant circulate, but most of the time I keep them closed. My question leads to this - in reviewing most Coolant Filter Kits, they tie into the Heater flow hose and into the Coolant Bowl. If I have closed the heater core down, will the Coolant filter kit work or is there another way to hook up the Filter Kit?
Thanks Fellas.Andy
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Tudunka, I cut your post from the thread you posted in and moved it to the 6.0L forum where the guys who specialize in the six-oh can help you with your question.
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As long as you tie in to heater hose BEFORE your valve it should work.
The excursion (and i think crewcabs) have a vacuum activated shutoff to the heater core to automatically do what you do manually.
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The excursion (and i think crewcabs) have a vacuum activated shutoff to the heater core to automatically do what you do manually.
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Hi Fellas,
This was PERFECT - just what I needed to know and thanks for the Pic by Blade35 that was great. I put my ball valve just beyond the bend where the vacumn valve is and the hose goes straight - it was easy to put in.
I have a diesel shop doing a EGR delete and a new Oil Cooler for me and I want to put in a coolant filter to keep this from getting clogged up again.
Thanks A Lot to all of you.
Andy
This was PERFECT - just what I needed to know and thanks for the Pic by Blade35 that was great. I put my ball valve just beyond the bend where the vacumn valve is and the hose goes straight - it was easy to put in.
I have a diesel shop doing a EGR delete and a new Oil Cooler for me and I want to put in a coolant filter to keep this from getting clogged up again.
Thanks A Lot to all of you.
Andy
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