VANAGON archives -- March 2011, week 2 (#14)

Date:         Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:04:43 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: collant pipes (was gas tank and straps)
Comments: To: mcneely4@COX.NET
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currently, in these wonderful days we live in, we have these choices:


-stock plastic
-stainless steel ( a few vendors)
-rubber hose (ie marine coolant lines)
-aluminium (rocky mountain west)


Not a bad selection.


alistair





On 8-Mar-11, at 7:47 AM, mcneely4@COX.NET wrote:

> Thanks Alistair.  I did do some additional checking.  the 180 F
> maximum temperature rating is enough, as the control temperature for
> the waterboxer exceeds that, and certainly excursions occur under
> some conditions. Thermal expansion of length might be enough to be a
> problem, also, given the length of the pipes.
>
> mcneely

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