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Date:         Wed, 4 May 2005 09:35:41 -0500
Reply-To:     rrecardo@WEBTV.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Cardo <rrecardo@WEBTV.NET>
Subject:      Re: Replacing metal coolant hoses with copper?
Comments: To: TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>'s message of Mon, 2 May 2005
              07:27:35 -0700
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Well Tim You are correct.

Your coach being an 83 does have all copper air lines which were, and are prone to fracturing.

Bluebird Coach Co. changed the copper to Synflex air line in the mid 80's due to this problem.

I would seriously consider changing this if I were you if the factory decided to alter this due to a serious saftey issue.

And especially being that your coach is 22 years old.

One day the brakes are going to set at speed and you'll have 4 flat sided driver's, and scare the hell out some folks that are behind you.

It might have been a selling point at the time, but not really. Most of all class 6, 7, and 8 vehicles used short runs of copper line off the compressor.

They all quit this practice back in the late 60's (other than Bluebird ) because of fracturing air lines.

Prevost uses all synflex, and steel ( one exception being the propane lines )

Better update.

<<tjhannink@YAHOO.COM(TJ Hannink)

All the non-flexible air lines on my Wanderlodge (including the brake lines) as well as the domestic water supply lines, diesel fuel lines and the propane lines are made of copper tubing. Its a selling point when advertising the vehicle for sale; only hi-end coach producers spend the $$ to install copper instead of steel or plastic,>>


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