You did and so did I earlier, but now members are trying to figure out how to spend $200 to fix a problem that's not there as long as you perform proper maintenance on the vehicle.

Tom
www.towercooler.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Dave Mcneely
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 10:13 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines

I thought that's what I said.  DMc

---- Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:
> How about just changing your coolent every 2 years?
>
> Tom
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 8:42 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Subject: Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
>
> ---- Jay Brown <badkarma@TTLC.NET> wrote:
> > How about internal ceramic coating as a barrier against galvanic
> corrosion?
> > If it's tough enough to survive inside the engine or exhaust pipes,
> the
> > coolant system should be a walk in the park by comparison.  A quick
> google
> > search pulled up these guys
> > http://www.classiccoatings.com/ceramic.html#internal.   Seriously
> though, I
> > think we are looking for things to obsess about at this point.  I 
> > will change my coolant every couple years and hope for the best.
>
> ".... resistant to chipping .... " means that it can chip.  I don't 
> think we want bits of glass in the cooling system.  I'm with those who 
> say keep it clean, that is, change the coolant regularly.  That said, 
> I've not had a problem with the plastic pipes on my '91 Volkswagen 
> Vanagon GL Campmobile.  What again is the reason for replacing those 
> with stainless steel (other than the "cool" factor, which seems odd 
> since only the owner will know about them)?  My plastic ones have 
> certainly never leaked.  Of course, older models had steel pipes, 
> which probably corroded.
>
> DMC

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David McNeely