You can get hose clamping pliers from Snap-On that will crimp the hoses
flat without damage - they have a cam thingy that holds them shut until you
release them.  Works fer me.......

Randy Bergum
Dry in Fullerton, CA
1990 Carat

> [Original Message]
> From: Matt Sutton <msutts@EARTHLINK.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Date: 2/15/2005 9:58:02 AM
> Subject: 88 GL: Changing coolant distributor- Tips?
>
> Hi Folks,
>      So I'm changing the cracked coolant distributor today, and am looking
> to find a way not to take an anti-freeze bath. Might be too much to hope
> for; it seems every time I get into that system I get soaked. But if
> anyone's got an angle, I'd love to hear it.
> Deep sea diving suit maybe?
>
> -Matt Sutton
> 88 GL
> Brooklyn NY