You can get hose clamping pliers from Snap-On that will crimp the hoses flat without damage - they have a cam thingy that holds them shut until you release them. Works fer me....... Randy Bergum Dry in Fullerton, CA 1990 Carat
> [Original Message] > From: Matt Sutton <msutts@EARTHLINK.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Date: 2/15/2005 9:58:02 AM > Subject: 88 GL: Changing coolant distributor- Tips? > > Hi Folks, > So I'm changing the cracked coolant distributor today, and am looking > to find a way not to take an anti-freeze bath. Might be too much to hope > for; it seems every time I get into that system I get soaked. But if > anyone's got an angle, I'd love to hear it. > Deep sea diving suit maybe? > > -Matt Sutton > 88 GL > Brooklyn NY |
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