At 11:48 AM 3/31/2009, Ken Wilford wrote:
>That said I have no clue how the Go Westy "fix" is supposed to help
>anything.  If the ends of your pipes are bad it will not fix
>this.  You will still need to buy new pipes to get good ends for
>this "fix" to clamp to.   If you have good pipes and keep your coolant in

Ken, what the GoWesty kit does is to clamp a brass insert into the
interior of the mating hose, so that when the hose is mated up to the
pipe the GoWesty insert retains the original steel insert in the
pipe.  If the original insert is still in place with or without the
plastic that extends beyond it, it is simply left there.  If the
plastic end (ring) has separated it is discarded, and if the steel
insert has migrated it is replaced into the plastic pipe.

The GoWesty kit provides the functionality of the original overmolded
end in retaining the steel insert within the pipe, but now contained
within the mating hose rather than an integral part of the pipe.

Honest Injun, it's a clever and workable rig.

David

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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"