Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:06:59 -0700
Reply-To: gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
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From: gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: emergency hose fix/ on the road/ middle of nowhere
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Mark,
I think there is a simple answer. You figure
what hoses are hard to get to or odd in size and
replace them with new ones. For example when you
replace your waterpump replace the hoses new around
the waterpump and oil cooler. The heating system is
easily plugged off and not needed in an emergency so
have some plan for doing that. Several hoses are
more prone to failure so a special effort may be
required to renew them. I would not replace all the
hoses like some have suggested as the failure rate is
low for some hoses. Figure hoses that get very hot
or have unusual bends are hoses to consider for
replacements. And by all means replace things that
are leaking or look like they could leak. If the
plastic T and the plastic tank have not been replaced
in the last seven years consider their replacements.
Mark, the key here is know the condition of your
van before you head out to the great outdoors.
many happy trails, gary
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 00:07:44 -0700
From: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: emergency hose fix/ on the road/ middle of
nowhere
what would you do? it happened to me, I got lucky,
just had to cut and
reattach, then drive a few more miles and replace the
entire hose...
but what if I hadn't been so lucky? what could I have
done to be better
prepared?
have the complete set of hoses with me.
thats alot of money
have metal piping short pieces, that I can insert into
the hose, as a
replacement for the hose part I cut out because its'
sprung a leak...
and
hose clamps
or, have the same as above, but now the metal is
longer, and now I have
new
rubber sections, so I can use the longer length of
metal pipe with the
shorter rubber sections to join ... (so the the part
I'm replacing was
one
hose and two hose clamps, and the hose I'm installing
is four hose
clamps,
two rubber sections for each end of the metal piping,
and one metal
pipe...
)
then also, is there a tape you can use...
oh, and epoxy maybe... even epoxy the entire length of
hose, all the
way
around... but then what about using the hose clamps...
and hose clamps are better to replace with than the
original clamps...
but
you do have to remember to retighten/check a few times
down the
road....
okay... what are the answers????
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