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Disconnecting an external rad?

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Is there some sort of valves so that i can disconnect my external rad with minimal or none fluid loss? It's a real pain transporting it. It needs to be 1/2" btw :)
 
Bah! I knew you'd ask that. Hopefully someone else will beat me to it but my work firewall sucks my keester. If nobody else posts one, I'll grab it for you when I get home.
 
http://www.mcmaster.com/nav/framewo...rm=About%2bQuick-Disconnect+Tube+Fittings


Hopefully that link works, they are on page 174 of mcmaster carr's online catalog.

EDIT: Link doesn't appear to work, go to mcmaster.com and type in quick disconnect in the search box, you should get a lot of results.

You need parts 51545K97 and 51545K44, 2 of each. They aren't cheap though as they run about 15$ for a set for one tube. So for the radiator you will end up paying about 30$. Though you can get some nice hose clamps and really cheap MasterKleer tubing while you are ordering from them.
 
sorry im from uk :[but now i know the parts i can search for them on uk soil :!
 
I've used the Colder quick disconnects for a couple of years and I love 'em, never had a leak with them, no noticeable drop in flow (there is some, but its negligible. I like them so much I have a few of them lying around; besides the set I have for the case and external rad, I have a couple extra male ends for draining/flushing/cleaning my loop and a female inline for using to leak test new blocks/pumps etc, without having to "open" my loop. I highly recommend them.
 
I've got 4 complete sets around the house not being used anymore now that everything is internal in my UFO. ..................:eek:
 
Erasmus354 said:
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You need parts 51545K97 and 51545K44, 2 of each. They aren't cheap though as they run about 15$ for a set for one tube. So for the radiator you will end up paying about 30$. Though you can get some nice hose clamps and really cheap MasterKleer tubing while you are ordering from them.
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Just out of curiosity, why are you advising to get "straight through" couplings instead of more secure "shut off" ones?
 
I would say for less flow restriction, but I tested the flow restriction several years ago on the Colder version and it proved not to take away from the overall system performance on the 1/2 system I was using at the time
 
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