I gave my number one advice at the top of the post.  Go with new, stock
parts!  That is not bad advice any way you look at it.

I gave the "good, used" advice to help some of those folks out there that
may not have the $300 it costs (that is all) to do the job right or feel
that their van is not worth investing this much money into it.  If you can't
go with new for some reason, I don't see any reason not to go with good,
used steel pipes (plastic pipes I wouldn't waste my time on).  If a steel
pipe hasn't rusted then it is still good.  It would be like saying every 18
years you should totally replace the body on your van.  Perhaps if it has
rusted to a gob then you definately should, however if it is not rusted then
it is still perfectly good and should not be replaced.  That is just my
opinion, and you can feel free to disagree.  (Wait you already have!  That's
OK too.  :)

Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
http://www.vanagain.com
Phone: (856)-327-4936
Fax: (856)-327-2242

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Fredrich Hesterberg
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 8:41 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Who Sells the Coolant Pipe Repair Kit?

Mr. Kenneth,
I think this is bad information you give.
You take a 18 or 19 year old pipe and put it back in where the same came
out?

 I go to junkyard I buy junk, not new.
and if I was doing job like this at the wheel area, where rust is I
think this stainless idea good one.

I think the two short pipes where they are will be no problem for
cooling thermals ,and this stainless will not be problem for aluminum to
work with.

Look in  dairy, where milk is stored and kept cold.
No thermal loss of temperature, and latic acid does not hurt it.

I will be doing this new thing with new stainless soon.

This is good.

Good morning,

Fred

E-mail message  From Kenneth Wilford

Having said that you can go stock in a cheap way if you can find a 84-
85 Vanagon in a junkyard with good pipes.