Rachel, why did you feel it necessary to use the foam urethane? Gaposis? Insulation hose to big? Unable to get a clamp on the end? What? Just curious. Skookum fix, by the way. I am thinking of driving to Alaska after the first of the year. The Gnarlodious Fix will certainly be applied. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Gnarlodious wrote: > I put that hose insulation along the source hose of my heater, except for a > short section above the tank. Results are significant! Heater is finally > working like it should. Seems the long travel to the front was sapping its' > heat. 'Specially in very cold weather. > There are two kinds of tube insulation, which I got at Home Depot. This is > the cheapest so it doesn't have a self adhesive seam. After tying it with > temporary wires I injected it with Polyurethane foam which you can even see > in the rear of this picture: > http://www.Gnarlodious.com/Vanagon/Vanagon_Notes.html#heater > I didn't do the return hose, it seemed a little superfluous > > Note to the adventurous: this is a dirty job! Wear goggles. After applying > foam wait until it is completely hard before driving or running hot water in > the hose. Vibration causes it to collapse and heat causes it to expand > beyond usefulness. > > Hope that makes sense . . . > > -- Rachel > http://www.Spectrumology.com > AIM Gnarlodious > |
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