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Subject:steel coolant lines on a '84 westy
From:nirav patel
Date:Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:55:13 -0600

Hey all,

Was wondering if anyone on this list has replaced the original steel
coolant lines with the 1.5'' four part system?  I finally got mine in place
in addition to a new radiator and had a few questions in terms of the
install.  The pipes are strong and sturdy under the van, but I plan to use
some worm drive clamps to get a tighter fit.

The question I have is with the pipe entry points into the engine bay. They
are not exact.  It seems like I will make it work in terms of attaching to
the coolant hoses, but just wanted to know if anyone else had the same
placement of pipes.  Essentially I want to make sure I did not do anything
glaringly wrong.

video of underside of van:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXfMl5ZzNZA

video of engine bay (100Mb file):
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/867582/steel-lines.MOV

images:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/867582/steel-lines1.JPG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/867582/steel-lines2.JPG
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/867582/steel-lines3.JPG

I think I might be firing up this van soon.  Wish me luck. I'll be the last
in the group-18 bostig.  Quite an achievement.

+n

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