In a message dated 22/07/2008 1:08:21 P.M. Central Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: tryin' to stay quiet pretty much, but since when do 83.5 to 85 Vanagons have stainless steel main coolant pipes ? . what they are, near as I can tell is ordinary steel, galvanized, then painted black. and a magnet sticks to them - just tested that. ( hush my mouth if I'm wrong, but boy are there ever a lot of incorrect urban myths in the VW world !! ) there are numerous stainless steel alloy types - a lot of stainless steel is non-magnetic. I'm glad to see someone say stainless rusts though .........and it depends on which kind of stainless........ but people think stainless steel is 'magic titanium.' it is not. stainless has a lot of properties that make it not as good as steel in many applications. it's not as strong. it welds nicely, but it doesn't cut with a torch so nicely, and it's very hard to drill. Stainless steel cracks too. it's not 'some perfect metal.' ................and ............stainless steel coolant pipes are a very good application of the material, and to be really correct, which should be saying what alloy of stainless we are talking about each time.
Scott, you took the words right outta my mouth ! I was gonna type up the same story but decided my fingers needed the rest ! You know I bet 90 % of the people on this List think of their kitchen sink when Stainless Steel is mentioned. HA ! Let's make Vanagon exhaust systems from kitchen sinks ! Ya, I like that ! Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/trainsal.htm) ) _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/exhaust.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 12 ~ 15, 2008 |
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