[DeTomaso] Fw: Under car water pipes

[Will Demelo]

What are the dimensions/thickness of the under car tubes?
Will
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <asajay at asajay.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Under car water pipes


> This was my basic thinking Jack.  But I've also seen vendor kits that
> contain one long tube and two short ones, just like original.  So I
> just keep wondering if there was a reason.  Any good engineering
> reason?  I'm all for four short pieces with a short section of hose
> connecting them.  It would be much easier to R&R with the engine in
> the car.
>
> I have no objections to cutting the long one in two.  If I'm going to
> do that, then I want to make sure I have replacements ready.  And
> then, I'll need to make sure my replacements are two piece for both
> runs.  Not a big deal really but I find it interesting that one side
> is full length and the other in two pieces.
>
> Just one of those things to keep you awake at night.
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Quoting JDeRyke at aol.com:
>
>> In a message dated 6/21/09 6:48:25 PM, asajay at asajay.com writes:
>>
>>> Why is one tube in one piece spanning the entire length, and the other 
>>> in
>>> two pieces?
>>>
>>
>> I wondered about that, too. The answer is somewhere in DeTomaso's 
>> head....
>> The long pipe will not come out with the engine/ZF in place, without 
>> cutting
>> it in half. But if its badly rusted, just cut it- scrap is scrap! All the
>> ss replacements are two piece. Hope you have a Sawzall available; if not,
>> cheap $29 copies are available from Harbor Freight and others.
>> Cheers- J Deryke
>>
>>
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