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Subject:Re: 84 1.9 coolant plastic H-piece
From:Will Morris
Date:Wed, 5 Nov 2003 15:59:12 -0500

Volkscafe has them:

http://volkscafe.com/index.php?sec=van&VSES=19528c0ffa61bce3edc846029684e3d4

>PVC is a bad idea. I have seen people use these on vans with hacked engine
>conversions. They warp and break. Aluminum would be the best solution. It
>would definitely last a long time too.
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>Chris DeLong
>Fine Tuning
>206.367.5503
>www.finetuningperformance.com
>Seattle, WA USA
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>>From: Bob Bolton <bobbol@ADAM.COM.AU>
>>Reply-To: bobbol@ADAM.COM.AU
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: 84 1.9 coolant plastic H-piece
>>Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 06:44:09 +1030
>>
>>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
>>
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