

| Subject: | Honey I shrunk the coolant pipes |
| From: | Jim Felder |
| Date: | Sat, 19 Nov 2005 17:19:52 -0600 |
Has anyone had this happen? For the second winter in a row, my 90 carat with plastic pipes developed a drip where the rubber radiator hose connects to the long plastic pipe at a connection visible just aft of the spare tire tray but above the tire. And for the second year in a row, I can see exposed white plastic where the pipe has been pulled out a bit, about a quarter inch or a bit more, from where it normally fits into the rubber hose. Both times I have loosened the connection, slid the hose back to its previous position on the pipe, and tightened the clamp again with nary a drip till cold weather strikes. Obviously, there is some amount--looks like a quarter inch--of contraction in the pipe in cold weather. It seems though that rather than pulling out of the rubber hose, the pipe would simply move the rubber hose, which I am sure was meant to compensate for the temperature-caused movement of the long plastic pipe. Anyway, it's probably fixed at least until next year. I was wondering if it was a common phenomenon. Jim
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