

| Subject: | Re: plastic coolant pipe diameter? |
| From: | Eric Zeno |
| Date: | Sun, 29 Feb 2004 22:22:09 -0500 |
Forget this idea. Rough the surface with sand paper. Epoxy, closed,
the hole.. Then cut a small piece of rubber, like from an inner
tube, to fit over the epoxy.
Wrap a hose clamp around the pipe to hold the rubber patch in place.
This is a mouser fix but it works.
The best you can do is find a glue that will stick to the
plastic. I have not had any luck with this.
Eric 86-VW4x4
vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro
Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
92-Jetta GWC
www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Randy Charrette wrote:
> Well, I'm an idiot. I was doing some work on my 87' Syncro yesterday and
> managed to drill right through one of the plastic coolant pipes that runs
> the lenght of the van. So I was thinking about just cutting through it at
> the leak and slipping a rubber hose (radiator hose) in between to rejoin
> it. 2 Question are: I this a good Idea? I don't see why not myself. Also,
> what diameter hose do I need to get?
>
> Thanks,
> Randy Charrette
> 87' Syncro TIICO
>
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