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Date:         Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:57:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Zoltan <thewestyman@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Zoltan <thewestyman@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Coolant Pipes
Comments: To: AD Felder <dieseldoofus@YAHOO.COM>
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Your originals could be still very good, despite of being rusty. Unless they lost a lot of metal to rust. I would paint them with POR 15 twice and they would hold up fro many years. Zoltan

----- Original Message ----- From: "AD Felder" <dieseldoofus@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 7:39 PM Subject: Coolant Pipes

Before my '82 diesel Westy is truly road-ready, it appears I need to replace my age-ing front-to-rear coolant pipes, as the tiny drips are getting bigger, and the pipes look like they were dredged up from the Titanic. The originals are apparently available for about $250 and a short wait time (few days) thru the dealer, or, there are several good sources for the stainless steel variety starting at a little over $300. Is it worth it to spring for the stainless, I mean the originals only lasted 26 years? I suppose 26 years from now the OEM's will be NLA.


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