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Date:         Thu, 1 May 2003 20:21:30 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: JB weld on coolant expansion tank
Comments: To: collum@MFX.NET
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would JB weld be something that would work effectively , reliably and durably to reattatch my nipple/ tube to my expansion tank? --------------------------- Clip --------------------- Aren't those tanks about $16.00 new from VW?

Stan Wilder

On Thu, 1 May 2003 21:03:41 -0400 Mike Collum <collum@MFX.NET> writes: > <Hi , I have an 83 1/2 waterboxer , My engine coolant expansion tank > has > a 1/2 inch long tube coming off the neck of the tank , the hose > that > leads from the expansion tank to the filler tank fits over this tube > . > Unfortunately this tube got busted off the neck of the tank, now I > have > nothing to clamp my hose onto . > > My question is, would JB weld be something that would work > effectively , > reliably and durably to reattatch my nipple/ tube to my expansion > tank? > > Any thoughts or ideas welcome > Thanks > < > > Lee, > > I haven't tried this with an expansion tank, but I did the > following > with 1.9 coolant hose manifold on the firewall ..... where the > little > hose attaches to the bleeder valve. > > I heated a short length of brass tubing and "Melted" it into the > hole. > When it cooled it was a permanent "No Leak" fit, but I did top it > off > with JB Weld. That was 3 years ago and I'm still using it. > > Mike > > '84 GL 7 pass > '85 GL Westy > >

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