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Old 12-12-2009, 05:23 AM   #126 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by orange4boy View Post
An inline passive heater only requires 1" cut out of a hose in the right location and two hose clamps. Turn on the pump and plug in the heater and you have full block and core pre heat.

I wish there was a circulation diagram on the heater circuit. Is there anything in the official manual?
The closest I found were various sketches and drawings in the maintenance manuals on how to repair various parts. Nothing like a proper coolant flow diagram. However, I've not seen the "New Car Features" that sometimes has more illustrative sketches.

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