Date:         Wed, 27 May 2009 13:38:17 -0400
Reply-To:     Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
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From:         Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
Comments: To: Warren Lail <wklail@GMAIL.COM>
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Can the GoWesty kit easily be installed while the engine is in?

or is better to do it when the engine is out?

Robert

On May 18, 2009, at 7:38 PM, Warren Lail wrote:

> I installed the GoWesty kit more than three years and 70,000 miles
> ago and I
> have had no problems whatever.  The inserts in my coolant pipes had
> almost
> slipped out entirely.  I used a hair dryer to heat the plastic
> thoroughly
> and then using a piece of wood to dampen the blows, I hammered them
> back
> into place.  I then installed the GoWesty repair kit and that was
> the end of
> that story.  So far, so good.
>
> Best,
>
> Warren in Santa Fe
> 88 Westy