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Subject:Re: Reenforced...Heater Tubes!
Date:Tue, 25 Jul 1995 14:11:46 -0400

>On Tue, 25 Jul 1995, Mike White wrote:
>
>> > 1)  How do I replace it--a competent local welder?
>> > 2)  What about the "insulating" sleeve and the tube to the rear heater?
>> > 3)  Is there a kit?
>>
>> The answer my friend, is PVC pipe!
>> I've seen lots of guys do it out here where the metal ones just don't
>> last.
>>
>Another (relatively inexpensive) fix is to go to a junk yard, and find a
>driveline from an old Ford-weld it in, should be good for a few years.
>
>Eric Oster (ekoman@u.washington.edu)

another idea is to use stove pipe and paint it gray. you can make it fit
almost any diameter. real cheap too