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Subject:Re: Salt corroded cooling pipes
From:Dave Fain
Date:Sun, 28 Sep 1997 12:03:34 -0600

> Subject: location of Tim Smith "smitht@UNB.ca"
>
> Still on the track of replacing salt corroded cooling pipes.
> Thanks to Lloyd I was referred to Tim Smith at UNB.ca who wrote extensively
> on how to replace these with rubber. I have trekked with blood-shot eyes
> through recent archives and have not found the article.
> Anyone out there save it or know which archive it's in?
> How do I access previously posted indiv. articles?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Leo
>

I think mine are OK for now, but is there any reason they
could not be replaced with rigid copper tubing with
soldered joints?  I once made a fitting like this to
install a mechanical temp gauge on a Rabbit and it
seemed to hold up OK.  You could put foam insulation
on the heater lines and leave the cooling pipes bare
or painted flat black.
Dave

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