I used a lot of copper in my subie conversion.  Made the ridge by soldering
on a ring of the next larger size pipe or slice of fitting.  Spent hours in
the plumbing aisles of hardware and home centers.  To reduce the corrosion
it's a good idea to not let the copper be in electrical contact with the
chassis.

Larry A.

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 1:10 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Interesting.
>
> As it turns out, 1.25" EMT is actually 1.5" OD, so it won't fit the
> upper hose. And the lower hose will accept 1" EMT, but it is a
> slightly loose fit.
>
> I've got other possibilities like copper, (though I haven't found a
> 90* connector for it yet) aluminum, welding up some mild steel pipe,
> marine pipe at 90*, or just build it with two pieces of flexible rad
> hose and some barbed fittings.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Neil.
>
> On 4/10/08, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >  Anyone had good results (i.e. no leaks!) using EMT?
> >  >
> >
> >
> > The PO of my van (or more likely, the jackass he had "fix" it)
> >  installed a piece of EMT as a shunt in place of the leaking rear
> >  heater. By the time it got to me, it was a corroded, oozing mess.
> >  Trouble with EMT is that it's just galvanized mild steel (to keep it
> >  bendable). It's perfectly good for keeping rain out of your house
> >  wiring, but not quite so good as high pressure, high temperature
> >  plumbing. EMT would probably work just fine for you application, but I
> >  don't think I'd be able to sleep thinking about how much rust might be
> >  forming...
> >
> >
> >  --
> >  John Bange
> >  '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
> >
>
>
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