Cold temperatures really get to those pipes. When they contract, it pulls
the metal insert out of a break that it makes in the plastic pipe I fixed
mine with j-b weld and it ran that way for years, but I have heard good
things about the gowesty kit. When I made the repair on my 90 carat I was
not able to take it off the road long enough to even wait for the part, I
sanded everything up and repaired it the day I found the problem.

Too bad we do not live closer, I have a perfect set of plastic pipes.

Jim

On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 11:34 AM Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Pressure testing my son's '87 cooling system not only revealed head gasket
> leaks, but a big leak at one of the plastic pipes to the radiator.  I can
> see that this is the problem:
> http://www.gowesty.com/tech-article-details.php?id=73
>
>
>
> It looks like the PO tightened a hose clamp so tight the plastic pipe is
> deformed, but I'm thinking that judicious application of heat will soften
> it
> and let me tap the steel sleeve back in.
>
>
>
> Has anyone on the list had any experience installing this kit?:
> http://www.gowesty.com/product-details.php?v=Vanagon
> <
> http://www.gowesty.com/product-details.php?v=Vanagon&id=3643&type=Mechanica
> l> &id=3643&type=Mechanical
>
>
>
> It seems like it should be preventive maintenance for all '86-'91 vans.
>
>
>
> Stuart
>