Date:         Wed, 16 May 2012 18:47:40 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Retracted endorsement: HF mending tape is now junk
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4FB44C10.9070407@turbovans.com>
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   I am still running my inline with a Rescue Tape wrap around the cooling
system hose that exits the front (as my inline sits in a Vanagon) of the
head and heads off to the heaters....That 'fix' was applied almost 3yrs
ago, has survived a motor removal and replacement and given me about 60k
miles of service....I still have the replacement hose, stashed in my rear
seat, but I think the taped-up one may be better than the aftermarket
hose..."if it ain't broke, don't fix it?"

   This is a weird little 'specialty' shaped hose....bigger at one end then
tapering and turning a right angle with a slight jog, too.   The
replacement one feels pretty 'cheezy' so I stuck with the one that is
reinforced with "Jen-U-Whine ' Rescue ' brand Tape" which looks and feels
much stronger....

    I've had poor luck with HF stuff lately, too.   I think their quality
had declined.    My last infrared thermo-gun went bad in about 2 months of
very seldom use.  I broke a 3/4" drive to 1/2" adapter with very little
torque.  Both the clicker torque wrenches I got there have died, the air
orbital sander...gone...die grinder...gone..Battery charger...works
sometimes after about one week of use...
    I think I won't be bothering with trying any more stuff from them other
than really basic things....but what is more basic than a socket drive
adapter?  First the little spring ball fell out, then the whole dang thing
broke right off.....

  Don Hanson

On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> I raely go to HF anymore, just for this reason.
> though the digital volt meter I got there for not much ..40 I think..
> seems to be hanging in there, knock on wood.
>
>
> On 5/16/2012 5:26 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
>
>> Just yesterday I wrote a glowing report of Harbor Freight's silicone
>> bonding tape. I
>>
>