Date:         Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:03:32 -0700
Reply-To:     roger sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         roger sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Anyone repaired plastic coolant tubes??
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Hello, I know of the Go Westy coolant tube repair kit.I called them today and asked about how it works. The guy,Greg, says that the kit will fix tubes that are not fully corroded . They still have the ends intact,mostly.He says the metal inserts are needed.Are they? I removed one form a junkyard vanagon a month ago. One end had completely corroded off.The end was still in the rubber hose. The owner had fixed  this by screwing down tighter on the hose clamp.The "ring" of plastic had streached the hose out quite badly. Is this the usual fix, besides the GW kit??

  GW says that the kit has metal inserts that are driven into the tube.They replace the plastic end.Existing plastic ends are necessary. How do the two metal ends  seal? Gasket sealer?

  Would this work? Cut the ragged end off and  cut your hose(front) in the middle.Stick the larger end over the plastic tube and use 2 hose clamps to hold it. Use a bronze ,barbed ,hose repair splice to reconnect the two cut ends of rubber hose. This will effectivley extend the length of therubber hose, to compensate for the cut off end of theplastic tube.What do you think?Will the plastic tube hold up?Roger


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