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Old 11-13-2007   #61 (permalink)
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Arrow Hard-copper tubing, what I meant . . .

Originally Posted by Dennis Texas View Post
Unless Otto has a different copper item in mind I'm going with the pipe and soldered joints, just may use silver solder instead of regular solder if it works. Schedule 80 tubing would be thicker but for the price and ease, you would have to use fittings not bends radius of bends would be of no help in tight spot as this, it would be an expensive job the fittings are bigger and heavier than standard fittings as well. Thanks for your opinions.
. . . this is my upper radiator "hose" on my 2.4 GT, an expanded view of the engine from above and a view underneath the engine showing the lower radiator "hose" in the upper right hand corner. You're just going to use smaller diameter hard-copper tubing, is all!
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