In regards to marine coolant lines as a replacement, I've used re-inforced
hydraulic hoses (from a tractor/farm supply store) on my boat's diesel
engine. Don't see why these wouldn't be a good replacement for the van's
coolant lines (altough might be too pricey for a diameter that's big
enough). Thoughts?

Gregg

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> currently, in these wonderful days we live in, we have these choices:
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> -stock plastic
> -stainless steel ( a few vendors)
> -rubber hose (ie marine coolant lines)
> -aluminium (rocky mountain west)
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> Not a bad selection.
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> alistair
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> On 8-Mar-11, at 7:47 AM, mcneely4@COX.NET wrote:
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> Thanks Alistair.  I did do some additional checking.  the 180 F
>> maximum temperature rating is enough, as the control temperature for
>> the waterboxer exceeds that, and certainly excursions occur under
>> some conditions. Thermal expansion of length might be enough to be a
>> problem, also, given the length of the pipes.
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>> mcneely
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