Greetings fellow Vanagonauts,

Thanks for all the help I received, especially David
and John, who p-mailed me. GoWesty's link proved most
helpful - - they even had a picture of the contrary
part! Went ahead and ordered one, and took Hector out
for a drive in the meantime. Am happy to report that I
got the cooland temp up high enough to kick the fan
on, and the silicone tape seems to be holding. Plans
are to go ahead and do the campout next weekend even
if the part doesn't get here before I leave. Involves
a 7000 ft. pass, then an 8000 ft. pass, then on to
Mammoth, CA, at around 8700 ft, I think. So the
silicone tape will be getting a good workout. Still
taking extra coolant water (I put much stock in Unca
Robert Service-Joel's poem, "The Rules").

Anyway, thanks again, and will let everyone know how
the temporary fix works out.

Gary

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