Date:         Sun, 5 Oct 2008 12:51:53 -0400
Reply-To:     Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
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From:         Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
In-Reply-To:  <C9DFBABB22364E6693E70FD841488DF5@mike2d93581d7f> (Mike's message
              of "Sun\, 5 Oct 2008 11\:55\:52 -0400")
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Good suggestions, I'll try some internal reinforcement....

Allan
--
1991 Vanagon GL

Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET> writes:

>  I just coiled a bit of bailing wire around a 1/2' pipe so that it
> would fit inside the hose.  Make it long enough to go end-to-end,
> minus the fittings and insert it into the hose.  Voila!
>
> Mike B.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Max Wellhouse" <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 11:14 AM
> Subject: Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
>
>
>> Alan: Thanks.  With regard to your breather hose, I had trouble
>> finding oil resistant hose that's semi flexible.  I bought some
>> expensive hose from Autohausaz or Bus Depot(forget which).  Sans that
>> availability, I suggest that you find a flexible spring or two that
>> fits inside your soft OE hose to prevent the collapsing.  I couldn't
>> find a suitable spring at our local hardware store, so I found a
>> piece of soft copper pipe to stick inside.  It didn't have to be a
>> snug fit in there.  Just enough to keep the airflow uninterrupted.
>>

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