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Russman 
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 Posted: July-20-2017 at 10:27am |
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With a 45-60 minute trip to get to the closest lake, I fire up the motor before leaving as part of my pre departure checklist so I know that the day at the lake will go well.
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desertskier
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Posted: August-02-2016 at 12:38pm |
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Funny. Pretty hard to see on that countertop. But I still wouldn't install it. I can count the times on one hand that I have run my boat on the hose in the last 20 years. Unless you have done some engine work there is really no reason to run your boat on the hose.
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flyweed
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Posted: August-02-2016 at 12:33pm |
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desertskier.....it's very hard to see in the photo, but there is a PLUG screwed into the hose connection end of the valve...so YES, it will have the valve closed AND a plug inserted in the hose end, when not in use.
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GottaSki
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Posted: August-02-2016 at 12:19pm |
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Yes! san the plug
Certain NPT pipe and Garden hose are the same thread type |
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desertskier
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Posted: August-02-2016 at 12:16pm |
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If that valve came from China I would install a cap on the hose end when its not being used. Hate to overheat an engine because a cheap valve failed. Personally, I wouldn't install something like this in line with my cooling system.
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TRBenj
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Posted: August-02-2016 at 12:13pm |
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Highest point should be most accessible and also help prime the rwp... So yes, that's where I'd put it.
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flyweed
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Posted: August-02-2016 at 11:38am |
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cool. So my water strainer sits down low towards the bilge, and then the water hose runs UP from the strainer to the engine. so should I install my "T" after the water strainer, up at the highest point before entering the engine??
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TRBenj
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Posted: August-02-2016 at 10:00am |
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You have it right, female side of the valve goes out. The end of a normal garden hose will be male. Plug is optional, I normally don't bother- closing the valve is sufficient. Looks good!
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flyweed
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Posted: August-02-2016 at 1:28am |
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Got my Timmy T made today. I could NOT however find a hose valve fitting with a male end on the capped end...so I have a valve that has the female hose end attachment, and then the male end of the hose will screw into it. I just bought a male plug to screw into it, rather than a screw on cap.
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