| Bill W |
Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:25 pm |
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Like the header says :D
Celebration was short :roll:
At 250,000.03 the coolant pipe to the radiator blew off its head and dumped the coolant. Temp gauges spiked long before the warning light started flashing. Nice steam cloud__Like a James Bond movie.
Smashed a legnth of copper pipe inside the broken plastic(side of the road) 2 hose clamps, onboard coolant (2 gall) and drove home___32 miles.
Time to replace the pipe, I have spares of steel and plastic.
What would you use? |
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| captainpartytime |
Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:21 pm |
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Congrats...........
Only 100,000 more to catch my '82 diesel's odometer which broke at 354,000 about 5 years ago! Still going on the 1.6 n/a but soon to be turbo diesel!!! :D |
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| OilNBolts |
Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:11 pm |
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Bill W wrote:
Time to replace the pipe, I have spares of steel and plastic.
What would you use?
Seems like a shame to go through all of the work to install the plastic pipes just to have the ends push out again. I vote steel, if they are in good shape.
I removed the plastic pipes from my '88 and installed a set of Terry K's econo stainless pipes. Very nice parts. The plastic pipes that I removed were anything but brittle- once removed, I bent and flexed a length with no cracking. On my '89 I'm severely tempted to drain the system and dry the pipes thoroughly, and try to scuff and bond the metal inserts back into place. JB Weld, or some miracle 3M product possibly? Drill four 4mm holes in the pipe at 90 degree intervals to allow the bonding material to create a "keying" effect? |
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| funagon |
Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:14 pm |
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Gowesty coolant pipe connector kit:
http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=113 |
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| Bill W |
Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:25 pm |
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funagon wrote: Gowesty coolant pipe connector kit:
http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=113
That is what it looks like.
Great link but I can fab fittings like that fairly easially(plumbing tools)
I think a flair on my copper "insert" may do the job._______better carry 4 gallons :-({|= |
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| terryg |
Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:26 pm |
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| You could ditch the water-leaker and install an air-cooled. :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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| Bill W |
Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:45 pm |
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terryg wrote: You could ditch the water-leaker and install an air-cooled. :lol: :lol: :lol:
slow__but __they____go |
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| sbclayton |
Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:21 pm |
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Steel - definitely steel! Terry Kay's split pipes would be my recommendation, simply because they seem to be bombproof and they are also a supplemental "radiator".
My plastic pipes look about the same. I like the idea of JB Weld and drilled holes - right now, my hoses are holding on only by virtue of some heavy-duty double clamping. I would also try to fabricate a JB Weld bead around the pipe lip. |
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| ftp2leta |
Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:37 pm |
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captainpartytime wrote: Congrats...........
Only 100,000 more to catch my '82 diesel's odometer which broke at 354,000 about 5 years ago! Still going on the 1.6 n/a but soon to be turbo diesel!!! :D
Amazing.. i have to say, not only that this engine was good to you but the van also.
Cheers, Ben |
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| Vanagon Nut |
Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:02 am |
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Bill.
I refurbished the steel pipes from my '85. POR-15 and top coat of black Tremclad. I'll bet they hold up a long time.
The worst of it:
Better:
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