Thanks Larry.

I was thinking about doing a similar thing for the ridge.

Ironically, the HD near me that *doesn't* carry lumber, (!) had more
copper fittings than Rona.

Still couldn't find a 1.25" 90* elbow. :(

FWIW for others, the 1.25" EMT I found is actually 1.5" OD.

I'll keep hunting for copper. If I can't find it, and if mild steel
pipe comes in 1.25", then I'll butt weld a couple of 45* pieces.

Neil.

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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"
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
> >
> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> >
>
>

--
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