Date:         Sat, 2 Sep 2006 00:42:37 -0400
Reply-To:     John Lauterbach <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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From:         John Lauterbach <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: '85 with geysering coolant (Update)
Comments: To: Gary Bawden <goldfieldgary@YAHOO.COM>
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Gary --- what brand/part number and where did you get it?

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Bawden" <goldfieldgary@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: '85 with geysering coolant (Update)


> Greetings fellow Vanagonauts,
>
> Last week after the "H" shaped piece next to the
> coolant tank sprang a leak, several listees helped me
> out and directed me to the GoWesty site, where a photo
> was posted of the piece I needed! Since there was no
> way it'd get here before I had to leave, I used some
> of the new silicone self-curing tape on the split
> plastic tube (where the geyser was originating from),
> and hoped for the best.
>
> A week later, and pulling several big hills, with an
> exploratory run across about 50 miles of interesting
> desert, for a total of about 700 miles since the
> temporary fix, I have lost not one drop of coolant!
> No, I don't own stock in the company, but I will keep
> some of that silicone tape in my toolbox from now on.
>
> I'm sure there are a lot of problems it won't fix, but
> it's right up there with duct tape and baling wire in
> my book!
>
> Gary
>
> Hector (85 GL)
> Annabelle (85 GL)
> Anna (82 diesel)
>
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