those narrow zip ties are 20 years old, and they just, like all plastic, deterorate with age. sounds like you are looking at factory installed ones . They always leave the long tails on too, right ? and.......modern bargain el-cheapo no doubt made in china wire ties - I find some that just won't really hold tightly. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Streib" <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 8:41 PM Subject: wimpy zip ties
> After I got my fuel tank out from under the car, I took a look around > the area above the fuel tank -- looks very solid, no rusting on the > floor pan or frame. Some surface rusting on the PS and brake lines. > Will wire brush and POR-15 those. > > I noticed that the AC lines are zip tied to the coolant tubes with > very WIMPY ties. Very narrow, and very thin. Many are broken. Could > this possibly be what VW used at the factory? Looks completely > inadequate. I'm going to upgrade all of those. > > Allan > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL |
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