

| Subject: | Re: 84 1.9 coolant plastic H-piece |
| From: | Aristotle Sagan |
| Date: | Wed, 5 Nov 2003 12:35:05 -0800 |
Yep... T-connector goiing to the back heater. It's waiting for you. tim in san jose > >Hi there. I'm finally hoping to get away on a long trip (2000 miles) this >weekend, after delaying it because I couldn't get the above plastic coolant >connector gadget (from just by the expansion tank). I've sourced a >send-hand >one that hopefully is not as brittle as the one that just broke! > >I've read on the list that these are no longer available new in the USA, >and >sadly, the parts catalogues also come up 'no longer available' here in >Australia. Apparently the setup for the 2.1 is quite different. My >mechanic >was on the verge of trying to fabricate one when I found the used item. > >He had decided, for electrolysis reasons, to try doing it in plastic, using >high >pressure rigid PVC pipe. Has anyone had any experience with fabricating >these >things? Or, as the radiator is aluminium, what about in aluminium? > >And since I thrive on nightmares, are there any other 20 year old plastic >coolant connector bits hidden away waiting to blow up on me? > >Cheers, > >Bob > >----------------------------------------------- >This message sent through Adam Internet Webmail > http://www.adam.com.au _________________________________________________________________ Send a QuickGreet with MSN Messenger http://www.msnmessenger-download.com/tracking/cdp_games
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