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Subject:Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
From:Bob Stevens
Date:Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:46:01 -0600

Just my suggestion Matthew ... clamp BOTH heater hoses under the bench and
go about your business. If you can get to a FLAPS so you can get some small
vice grips. Maybe use something as a pressure insulator between the vice
grip jaw and heater hose.
bob

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com> wrote:

>
>
> Question: can I disconnect both hoses, clamp a stick in there to block the
> openings, and limp back home that way?  Will there still be adequate flow
> of
> coolant through the rest of the system?
>
> Matt
>
> Matthew Snook
> matt@snooksband.com
> 541.805.5133
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> La Grande OR 97850
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