Terry - this has been tried before.

PVC gets soft and the clamps will loosen.

Some people have used conduit with great success, apparently. Of course
copper will work fine too.

Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Kay" <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 9:08 AM
Subject: Coolant Tubing

> Hey All,
>
> While I was under Delilah, last week changing the hoses, I noticed that
> the tubing running up to the radiator is looking pretty groady.
> It is pretty rusty and maybe getting thin in spots.
> I talked to the parts mgr. at VW and he told me that the later model
> Vanagon's used plastic tubing---Hmmm.
> I was thinking that perhaps I could use PVC, rated for a hot water tank,
> or just go one step better, and use copper tubing, which would never
> rot.
> The only concern in using the PVC is that perhaps it would fracture, in
> the winter if it got real cold out, and if some road despise hit it.
>
> Anyone ever attempted to do something like this?
>
> What did you use, and how were the results?
>
> Thanks ,
>
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> Terry--
> 74 Campmobile- (Clementine)
> 85 GL- (Delilah)
> 86 BMW 325 ES- (Eva)