During my recent engine compartment debacle the zip ties I encountered were pretty brittle.��Though some of them retained some strength most broke very easily.
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Stephen

--- On Wed, 12/28/11, J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

From: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 6:53 AM

Well, as a telephone technician with 33 years experience (when I started my boss would not let us use zip ties, we had to lace the cables in with wax string!) I've only really seen them fail when exposed to UV light. Hidden away in a dark box for years good quality ones would probably be OK. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> Dunno bout your neck of the woods, but here in AZ five or eight year
> old zip ties get pretty brittle. Don't know that I'd use them in a
> critical AND hard to reach spot
> Karl Wolz