Date:         Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:45:18 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: collant pipes (was gas tank and straps)
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
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Hey Al, Rocky Mountain is TALKING about aluminium coolant pipes but they are
not available on the website.

And I'm pretty sure that the OEM plastic are NLA...

Jake

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 8:04 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> 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
>
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> 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
>>
>


--
Jake

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1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

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