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Date:         Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:10:50 -0600
Reply-To:     miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
Comments: To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <x2l71d9cdf91004110958ya3b9b461vbe42020f09424f7@mail.gmail.com>
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Hey, what about the most important stuff.......as in eye protection, though you should be wearing that whenever you work under there, keep your mouth shut and wear a helmet for when the radiator comes crashing down on top of yo' noggin. Easy task, cept for those injuries...... Miguel

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. - Thomas A. Edison

On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Any kind of clamp with a couple of 2-3" pieces of wood up against the rubber > would work fine. > > I use a couple pieces of 1/2" ply because I can make them easily. > > On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 9:12 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans >> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: >> >> > just undo the bottom radiator hoses and catch all that coolant. >> > no need to go near the engine end of the system at all. >> >> >> For a newb, would a wood clamp provide a little control over potential >> mess? Would the clamp be hard on an old hose? (causing wall to crack >> or weaken) >> >> Pic of type I'm thinking of: >> >> http://www.wood-carving-tools.com/wood-clamp-424.jpg >> >> >> Neil. >> >> >> -- >> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" >> >> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >> >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines >> > > > > -- > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van' > 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie' > > Crescent Beach, BC > > www.thebassspa.com > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 >


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