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Subject:Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
From:Steven Johnson
Date:Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:44:57 -0700

Thanks Scott,

So what and where can I get this repair kit?

Steven

On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> hi,
> that would be a main coolant hose, going to a plastic main coolant pipe,
> and they have a metal insert in the end of those plastic main pipes..
> those  metal insert ends are famous for sliding out of the end of the
> plastic pipe a bit and then it leaks there.
>
> there's a repair kit ..
> but that's not on the tower. .
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson" <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM
> >
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 5:13 PM
>
> Subject: Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
>
>
>  Okay, it's a manual and the hose looks to be at least 1.5 inches in
>> diameter.   It's straight and
>> goes a short ways from the bottom of the stack to what I thought was a
>> long
>> metal pipe but maybe
>> it's plastic.   Haven't tapped it to know for sure.   Again, it's a 91
>> camper.
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 4:42 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  At 07:20 PM 7/26/2010 Monday, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>>>
>>>  the only other 'stack' in a 2.1 cooling system is the 'coolant
>>>> distribution
>>>> tower' .....
>>>> or just 'coolant distributor ' .......hidden behind firewall on right
>>>> side.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Right.  If you look at it, it's a stack of tees (well really a stack
>>> of nipples, but hey).
>>>
>>> :)
>>> d
>>>
>>>
>