Bought a lot of Gougeon epoxy in my youth. Great for encapsulating wood and fabric. Boat still going strong into 3rd decade, thank you. Sticks to concrete, too. Would a plastic welder using hot air be practical? Otherwise, have a local artisan braze up a steel or aluminum tube copy. When I buy a MIG welder I am going to mass produce a bunch of stainless steel coolant distributors and sell 'em to you so I can retire wealthy. You will routinely carry them as spares, wear them as jewelry, etc. George in Grand Rapids., MI. --- Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET> wrote: > I've tried to use my boat repair Gougeon Bros > Epoxy($80/gal) on a pastic > clothes steamer and it didn't hold worth a crap. > You might want to try the > Devcon plastic welder that Wal mart sells for about > $3 a syringe. Or the > name brand version of it clalled Plexus, both are > methyl methacrolate based > adhesives and reported to have 3000# breaking > strength. Not sure what class > of plastic the disto tower is made of, but they > aren't that expensive from > Wilfy, like under $40 or so. > > Dimwitted moose and Flying Squirrel----- Original > Message ----- > From: "Stebbins" <stebbins@AUCEGYPT.EDU> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 5:06 AM > Subject: Epoxy and Coolant temp tolerance > > > > I may have to use some HOUSEHOLD epoxy or super > glue on the > > coolant diversion block (distribution unit). Does > anyone > > know if household (2 part) expoy or household > super glue > > will tolerate the temperatures of the coolant > system? > > Thanks, Malcolm
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