Ah ok. That makes sense. Even though the pieces would have been small, still wrong. Can't see through them! Thanks Dennis. I'll check out the dealer. Good to know a dab of silicone is ok. If need be, I can reach into the hard to get at area above coolant pipes/shift linkage with a long screwdriver to apply a little.
Neil.
On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Brake lines should never be covered by anything except paint. If covered > they can't be inspected. All they original clamps are still available at the > dealer and they are not that expensive. Small dabs of silicone or other > glues can also be used to isolate and secure brake lines. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > neil N > Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 7:31 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Long Brake Line Installation Questions > > On 9/5/09, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote: >> Neil,Why not use some black silicone sealant between the insulating fuel >> line and the brake line? >> That will eliminate anything from migrating into that space. >> >> bob >> > > > > > Hmmm.... interesting idea. > > Thanks. Will give it some thought. > > I really should suss out some of those Vanagon brake line holding > clips. VM Autohaus (usual vendor) didn't have any.Neither did my > FLAPS. > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engine > s > >
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