---- Rick Koller <rkoller@HELIX.NIH.GOV> wrote:
> Hi all,
>         Just wanted to make the List aware of potential problems with some
> aftermarket 2.1 black water pipes. I recently installed an
> aftermarket replacement and the fit was terrible at one end. Had to
> crow bar and muscle it into position at the thermostat housing end
> connection. This means I literally had to bend it and it wasn't
> particularly cooperative but I did succeed.I was able to bend it
> while it was bolted to the water pump side properly. So next time I
> will check the old and new side by side before installing. I will be
> p-mailing the vendor to warn them of this issue.
> Rick

So Rick, I would worry about the integrity of that pipe after the muscling.  Maybe more importantly, I might worry about the integrity of the fasteners, the thermostat housing, and even the water pump.  May be just my paranoid nature, but I sure would wonder, myself.  mcneely