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Date:         Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:04:03 -0400
Reply-To:     John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Solder cracked steel coolant pipe?
Comments: To: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  <870131.33302.qm@web33508.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@yahoo.com>wrote:


> Ok- So I have a  friend who came over yesterday and soldered a one inch
> crack in one of the steel coolant pipes which cracked above the gas tank.
> I don't trust it, but he persuaded me.
>
> If it fails , it will mean removing the gas tank again, and I need a
> permanent fix because I'm selling this Vanagon.
>
> Thanks
> Robert
> 1982 Westfalia
>
>


A good fix can be had by cutting out the bad stretch, sand the exposed ends
to bright metal and apply a small bead of JB weld around the circumference
and clamp a length of blue silicone hose between the pieces.


John Meeks
'91 Multivan
Northern Michigan


Vanagon Rescue Squad
http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm


Radio Call:KC8ZFN
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