Date:         Mon, 30 Oct 2000 17:34:50 EST
Reply-To:     Sylvain B <sylvain1960@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Sylvain B <sylvain1960@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      HELP!!! Changing coolant pipes under a diesel westy...
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I am presently changing the two coolant pipes under my diesel westy. I will
also change other metal pipes near rthe engine and radiator that are also
rotten by rust.

I would REALLY appreciate some advices:
After removing all visible brackets and joints from the two metal pipes,
they are still stuck there. I can not remove them. Is there a bracket over
the fuel tank that still holds them?
Do i need to remove the fuel tank?
Any advices with the tank removal?
Can i replace the pipes with similar diameter copper plumbing pipes?
If i do so, i will not have the "bulge" at the end of the copper pipes to
permit a better seal. Can just putting 2 coller at each joints be ok?
Instead of copper pipes, could i just put flexible rubber pipes? It would be
more easy to install. But i was thinking that there could be problems with
expansion and loss of pressure with such lengt of flexible pipes.
Is there a kind of flexible pipes i could use that would not expand?

Thanks in advance…

Sylvain Bélanger
Montreal, Quebec
1982 1.6l TD

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