Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:09:40 -0700
Reply-To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: "Troll" posting: Rescue Tape still in place...
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On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 9:40 AM, A PETER MARSH <apetermarsh@mac.com> wrote:
> Hi Don,
>
> What is the name of the RESCUE TAPE please and where do I get it?
>
> I have a lawn sprinkler distribution manifold that some dozy PITA ran into
> with the ride on mower and it has cracked two pipes. It all still works
> but water sprays out of the split. To repair correctly I will have to dig
> half the lot up so maybe, hoping definitely - the RESCUE TAPE will be an
> easier 'fix".
>
> Regards
>
> Peter Marsh
> Naples FL
> On Mar 26, 2011, at 11:11 AM, Don Hanson wrote:
>
Sorry, I no longer have the package that tape came in, nor the link as to
where I bought it. I got it online, it was about $17 for three rolls and
came in a fire-orange-labeled package. 'Silicone rescue tape' on Google
should get you there.
In reply to David's post about my engine not being a WBX...I'd have to say
a hose is a hose...no matter what the motor is made of. .
If you happen to still have a WBX motor running in your Vanagon...maybe
that coolant level warning system IS a good idea and worth trying to keep
functioning properly...But as he points out and implies that I should have
pointed out......I have an inline motor in mine that may not be quite as
likely to spit out it's coolant. Many other vanagon's have replaced their
WBX motors with Subaru, Zetec,, Tiico, or Inlines also. By now, stock-type
motors in Vanagons may even be in the minority, who really knows?
My gauges (water temp and Oil temp and Oil pressure and my Alt. light (for
the water pump belt) ) will show me, should I somehow lose my coolant. All
without fussing around with milli-volts and resistors and micro-switches to
make that 'low coolant level' warning light work without properly without
'false indications' etc etc. I just monitor my overflow tank to check my
coolant level at every gas stop, as I check my oil level. I scan my
instruments every few minutes as I drive.
I'm not saying the blinking light (coolant level indicator) should be
removed, (or taped-over as in my case) though. If mine had worked without
blinking at odd moments and scaring the crap out of me at first, when I
started driving my van, I probably would still have it...I tried a few
times to make it work properly...but it doesn't seem necessary. (to me) If
my temp. needle ever starts to climb, I'd look at the Oil Temp. to check
that, too...and then I would suspect perhaps my 'taped-up' hose might have
finally started leaking...grin.
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