Date:         Fri, 22 Oct 2004 22:09:56 +0200
Reply-To:     Calle Fallberg <calle.fallberg@TELIA.COM>
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From:         Calle Fallberg <calle.fallberg@TELIA.COM>
Subject:      Re: Coolant draining strategy?
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>
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Mike

Save some money, make them yourself out of wood !
Just take a quick measure of the hose and carve some cone type plugs !
Could be reused for other purpouses too
- I donīt know for what though.... making a campfire, plugging someones
exhaust...... your choice :-)

Calle

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET>

> Question: does anyone have a list of the i.d.s of the coolant hoses I
> will be unhooking when I pull the 1.9 engine? I would like to have a
> good collection of the right sizes of plastic plumbing fittings on hand
> before unplugging the hoses. Rather than unplugging the hose, measuring
> the i.d., then telling a small boy to keep his hand over the end of the
> hose, "I'll be right back," as I head off to the hardware store.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
> KG6RCR
>
>
>>
>>  And wear safety glasses when underneath so the coolant doesn't drip
>>  into your eyes!
>>
>>
>> > I can follow the Usual Procedures for draining the coolant before I
>> > start unhooking hoses. But from there . . . keep a bunch of
>> > buckets handy? Is that about it? How about some kind of absorbent
>> > blanket or something to catch the stuff I miss?
>>
>>
>