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Subject:Re: Repairing a coolant hose
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:17:14 -0500

Gary and others, those stores DO NOT sell Rescue Tape, at least the ones i my area don't.  Ask them.  What is shown on the Rescue Tape web site regarding those stores is a series of simple ads for those outlets.  They don't sell the stuff.  I've asked.  Some of them actually sell other brands of silicone self bonding tape.  I suspect they just pay some fee for their names to scroll by on the screen at the Rescue Tape web site.  Seems a strange setup, but then what makes sense in the world?  DMc

---- Gary Bawden <goldfieldgary@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Hey Annie,
>
> According to rescue tape's website http://www.rescuetape.com/  it's
> sold at True Value and Ace hardware stores, or if you're near a truck
> stop, looks like almost all the national truck stop chains (Love's,
> Pilot) carry it too.
>
> I used it to fix the plastic 'H' coolant thingie on my 1.9, ran it for
> a couple of months that way, didn't leak at all. I also used it for a
> temporary fix on a 1/4" air line, but because it was in a difficult
> location and I wasn't able to stretch the tape enough per directions,
> it only lasted a couple of hours, then popped and made a sound like a
> possessed bagpipe - - had to listen to that for 4 hours, at which
> point I was ready to throw out my entire collection of Celtic music
> CD's! The moral of the story is, great stuff, but follow ze
> directions!
>
> Gary
>
>
>
> > From:    Annie <lsandrsn@GMAIL.COM>
> > Subject: Re: Repairing a coolant hose
> >
> > Yes, of course, it is. But as I'm going to have to order one from somewhere
> > and wait for it to arrive, I need a temporary solution.
> >
> > I think I like David's idea of the Rescue Tape. Now to find somewhere local
> > that actually sells it . . .
> >
> >  *Annie Anderson* Blogger, Designer, Thinker & Mom
> > web: annieandersonblog.com email: lsandrsn@gmail.com
> > twitter: silverlunace <http://twitter.com/silverlunace> facebook:
> > anniesanderson <http://facebook.com/anniesanderson>
> > *Blazin' a trail where there is no path.*

--
David McNeely