Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:01:27 -0400
Reply-To: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: You can blame Me - was: steel coolant pipes 82 diesel Westy
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If i were you, I wouldn't worry much. The stainless steel versions of these
pipes are what we'll all be using eventually anyway.
As far as re-using the pipes that have been cut in half....
The stainless steel "2 piece" pipes have a barb on each end where they
couple that allows them to stay secure. It's a great theory that such
substantial pressures exist in these pipes to blow off a hose clamped to a
strait piece of pipe. I have however in the last 3 years of driving my bus,
proven that this is not the case. When my steel pipes rusted out on my '85,
i was far too broke to purchase stainless versions. Thus, we made due with
what we had, and what we had were a few 'good used pipes'. we took inventory
of what was available and ended up with something like 3 Left pipes and 1
good Right pipe. So what did we do? We ground them all down and painted them
to resist rust in the future, cut them all up and selected the best
sections from each. The right and left pipes vary significantly enough in
the back end, but very little in the front end. So I am now running 4 pieces
of pipe, consisting of 2 "left" front sections, one "left" rear section, and
one "right" rear section. Mixing and matching is the cool thing to do!
They are coupled by an 8'' section of marine grade hose with 2 stainless
steel hose clamps on each side. No leaks in 3 years, no new rust, and no
complaints.
Cutting them in half makes it MUCH easier to work with!
-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY
BOSTIG in the back
On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, with spare tire assembly, shift box, fuel tank, transmission, engine
> and all heater hoses out. two guys, about two hours of trying to figure
> out
> this puzzle. No avail, cut them in half. These pipes are very scarce, so
> blame me for destroying one of the last remaining pristine pipe sets in the
> country (just for the record).
>
> Alan
>
> On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 12:43 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Slide the heater hoses out of the slot where the hoses and pipes are
> > stuffed
> > together. This will give enough room to twist and turn to get the pipes
> > out.
> > This job can be done with the engine, tranny, and fuel tank in place.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> > Alan Felder
> > Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 12:07 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: steel coolant pipes 82 diesel westy
> >
> > Hi all - I'm trying to remove a set of good steel pipes from an 82
> diesel.
> > It seems a lot like one of those bent nail type puzzles, only more so.
> Any
> > tips on this? Also, this is being done with the engine and tranny out.
> Is
> > it even possible to remove and replace these with the engine and tranny
> > in-place?
> >
> > --
> > Alan Felder
> > Austin TX
> > 82 Diesel Westy
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Alan Felder
> Austin TX
> 82 Diesel Westy
>
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