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carp442 Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2013 Posts: 20 Location: fenandina beach
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 4:09 pm Post subject: Fun noodle Pool noodle Engine seal quick fix |
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Road trip quick fix:
$2 worth of fun noodles at wal-mart will get you all sealed up!
Better than nothing! |
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Tcash Samba Member
Joined: July 20, 2011 Posts: 12844 Location: San Jose, California, USA
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: Fun noodle/ engine seal quick fix |
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That's using your Noodle.
How is it holding up to the heat?
Tcash |
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Wasted youth Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2012 Posts: 5134 Location: California's Hot and Smoggy Central Valley
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:26 pm Post subject: Re: Fun noodle/ engine seal quick fix |
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Ah... that's what those are for. I thought they were cut-to-length sex toys. Thanks for clearing this up! |
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busdaddy Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2004 Posts: 51057 Location: Surrey B.C. Canada, but thinking of Ukraine
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: Fun noodle/ engine seal quick fix |
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Wasted youth wrote: |
I thought they were cut-to-length sex toys. Thanks for clearing this up! |
Hmmmmm, a little short for my needs but I may give it a try, sorry, no pics though
Nice work Carp, excellent solution for a roadside issue. _________________ Rust NEVER sleeps and stock never goes out of style.
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SamboSamba22 Samba Member
Joined: August 06, 2015 Posts: 2772 Location: Benton, Arkansas
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Wasted youth Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2012 Posts: 5134 Location: California's Hot and Smoggy Central Valley
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:16 pm Post subject: Re: Fun noodle/ engine seal quick fix |
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SamboSamba22 wrote: |
...BD, things must get awful lonely up there.. |
Giant Meese... Noodles... VW bus...
Got the visual? |
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SamboSamba22 Samba Member
Joined: August 06, 2015 Posts: 2772 Location: Benton, Arkansas
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raygreenwood Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2008 Posts: 21474 Location: Oklahoma City
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 7:28 am Post subject: Re: Fun noodle/ engine seal quick fix |
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Interesting quick fix!
Keep an eye on it and report the lifespqn.
Those pool noodles are actually the same material and production method as polyethylene foam pipe insulation.
The temp range should be in the 180°-200° F so its worth watching the section close to the exhaust.
The factory seal....from what I can tell....is made from a polyurethane foam. Those typically are good to about 250°-ish....and with the cast on smooth outer coating should be good to about 300°F max......which is why they eventually get baked near the exhaust.
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sodbuster Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2004 Posts: 1082 Location: wherever my baywindow takes me.
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 12:19 pm Post subject: Re: Fun noodle/ engine seal quick fix |
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busdaddy wrote: |
Wasted youth wrote: |
I thought they were cut-to-length sex toys. Thanks for clearing this up! |
Hmmmmm, a little short for my needs but I may give it a try, sorry, no pics though |
You'll also have to ask the folks in the first three rows to move back! You know. Safety first! |
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danfromsyr Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 15129 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: Fun noodle/ engine seal quick fix |
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I've used them to seal besides a WBX radiator (blasphemy I know) and they do shrink and deform with heat in that range. 190-240f
but for a emergency on the road fix it's great. _________________
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deezal Samba Member
Joined: February 21, 2008 Posts: 138 Location: pike county
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 1:50 pm Post subject: Re: Fun noodle/ engine seal quick fix |
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Be extra meticulous with the installation. I had the foam pipe insulation come loose and get sucked into the fan.
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vwwestyman Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2004 Posts: 5680 Location: Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:52 pm Post subject: Re: Fun noodle/ engine seal quick fix |
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danfromsyr wrote: |
I've used them to seal besides a WBX radiator (blasphemy I know) and they do shrink and deform with heat in that range. 190-240f
but for a emergency on the road fix it's great. |
Same. The part of the noodle that was directly touching the radiator melted a bit but it did still seal. _________________ Dave Cook
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Wildthings Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50261
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 7:48 pm Post subject: Re: Fun noodle/ engine seal quick fix |
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Any big city should have a shop that specializes in foam products. I would think that silicone would do the trick and last for a very long time. |
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raygreenwood Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2008 Posts: 21474 Location: Oklahoma City
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:00 pm Post subject: Re: Fun noodle/ engine seal quick fix |
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Wildthings wrote: |
Any big city should have a shop that specializes in foam products. I would think that silicone would do the trick and last for a very long time. |
Yes.....foamed silicone....in the same shape as the noodles and pipe insulation is the perfect material....in a thick wall split or non split tube. It just a little hard to find in diameters over about 1.25". Its pricey....but probably worth it.
The last 1" OD X 1/2" ID foamed silicone tube I bought was about $8 a foot. Ray |
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aeromech Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2006 Posts: 16925 Location: San Diego, California
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:04 pm Post subject: Re: Fun noodle/ engine seal quick fix |
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busdaddy wrote: |
Wasted youth wrote: |
I thought they were cut-to-length sex toys. Thanks for clearing this up! |
Hmmmmm, a little short for my needs but I may give it a try, sorry, no pics though
Nice work Carp, excellent solution for a roadside issue. |
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TweedLinn Samba Member
Joined: April 20, 2012 Posts: 287 Location: Iowa
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 5:50 am Post subject: Re: Fun noodle/ engine seal quick fix |
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Tcash wrote: |
That's using your Noodle.
How is it holding up to the heat?
Tcash |
I only recently got a "real" engine seal. I had a pool noodle for 5 years. The same pool noodle. It never melted or needed replaced that entire time... _________________ 76 Sportsmobile |
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Manfred58sc Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2009 Posts: 3374
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:22 am Post subject: Re: Fun noodle/ engine seal quick fix |
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what a great road side fix!!! _________________ Fat chick owner/operator |
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mattlockwood Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2012 Posts: 360 Location: KCMO
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 6:05 am Post subject: Re: Fun noodle/ engine seal quick fix |
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Wasted youth wrote: |
Ah... that's what those are for. I thought they were cut-to-length sex toys. Thanks for clearing this up! |
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