Mark
    After rusting two pipes out i would have to say they rusted from the out
side. It is kinda funny because the paint seems to be over the rust, but if
you look in the pipes they are still shiny except where the rust has broke
thru.    They use mucho salt on the roads here in the winter.

Kevin McCaig

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCulley <raven@halcyon.com>
To: mccaig <mccaigs@NBNET.NB.CA>; Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: Coolant Pipes and runs hot (150k miles)

>At 10:08 PM 6/11/98 -0300, mccaig wrote:
>>Hi Carl;
>>    I have done both things i have replaced the coolant pipe with the
>>factory one, expensive and it rusted again, I have brazed them,  spliced
in
>>rad type hose and most recently i only kept the water pump end and made up
>>the rest with 1 1/4" copper pipe fittings and a peice of hose.  I will
never
>>buy the factory piece again
>>
>I'm curious, are the pipes rusting through from the inside or from the
outside?
>
>MM
>