>Does anyone *know* what the "H" shaped plastic piece that connects the
>coolant expansion tank and the engine really does?  Mine has begun
>leaking and we all know that the next step is dropping all the coolant
>at the most inopportune moment.  (Like halfway over the pass in a
>blizzard...)
>
>As I understand it the piece is made of unobtainium so the question
>arises, make a new one or eliminate it?
>
>Any and all advise sincerely appreciated...
>
>JimArnott
>List Admin
>WetWesties

Sounds like an item which could be fabricated from thick-walled
aluminum tube sections CAREFULLY MIG-welded together (and checked for
pinhole leaks). However I have never actually seen one of these
items...

Regards
Andrew
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