Date:         Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:06:55 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Busted Coolant Pipe
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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At 06:54 PM 11/14/2012, Jim Felder wrote:
>It's a plastic pipe, right? How about cutting out the broken section and
>double clamping a piece of hose from a FLAPS in its place?

If it *is* the newer plastic pipe, it will need an insert in the way
of the clamps to take the clamping pressure for more than a temporary
fix.  Keeping the insert in position may be a problem, as the
molded-in ones on the ends migrate when the thin plastic that
captures them breaks.  Go Westy has a kit of mechanical retainers to
hold those inserts in place, but they're made specifically for the
four ends of the original pipes.  Someone local could likely come up
with something that might work, but replacing the pipe is probably
the realistic thing to do.

In the mean time, a good application of silicone Rescue Tape(TM)
might buy you time to deal with it on your schedule/budget.  If you
make sure the ends are well fused and captured with an overlay of
tape or wire so they don't start peeling back, it could last for
years.  Access to get the tape around the pipe without it getting all
crudded up will make a big difference.

Yrs,
d