[airspirit]

Godsdice is wrong. Think about it.

Each system has its own flow resistance that is unique to it. By using ball valves (best regulation but not failsafe due to the usually organic packing and the additives you will be using) or butterfly valves (harder to regulate flow, but less likely to blow a seal) you can equalize your flow. Rather, what you can do is watch the temps on your machines and fiddle until they even out.

Godsdice: to avoid being seen as a troll, please back up statements like what you said. Most people here will appreciate the input, however wrong it may be, if it as least reasoned out. Just stating "You are wrong" will get you flamed more often than not.

Quick disconnects of the type you're talking about (most often used in high pressure and hydraulic applications) are heavy, bulky, and expensive. Plus, unless you use an oversize type, they will create restriction, and you will still need a regulation valve. It would, however, eliminate the need to drain your system. I don't know why I hadn't thought of it before. By using oversized disconnects you could do an exterior mount of the disconnect that would make for extremely easy reconfiguring/moving without hurting flow. You will definitely want to equip an efficient airtrap if you do this, because these types of disconnects will allow small amounts of air into the system, and they will definitely leak a SMALL amount of fluid when you pop them apart (I've only been hosed down with hydraulic fluid once using them, and it was because the connect failed ... normally you just get the equivalent of a quarter inch or less worth of fluid lost in the process.