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Subject:Re: Rear Heater Tee
From:Lance LeBaron
Date:Thu, 13 Jan 2000 08:03:08 PST

Darrell:  What material should this Tee be made out of?  When I buy this Tee
in the hardware store what color is it etc.  Mine is leaking too.  Looks
like the original was metal of some type.  Thanks.

Darrell Wrote:
>Date:    Thu, 13 Jan 2000 07:35:02 -0600
>From:    Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>
>Subject: Re: Unusual Achilles heel discovered...
>
>Hi Scott,
>     You can replace the stock T with a 5/8 on all 3 points and then run a
>5/8 heater hose to your rear heater. The present rear heater hose is 1/2 on
>the T end and 5/8 at the heater core end. There are usually good reasons
>why
>engineers design things as they do but the rear heater Ts are beyond my
>reasoning ability. Only possible reason is the lead engineers
>brother-in-law
>had lots of special hoses laying around.
>
>Darrell Boehler
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