[DeTomaso] Under car water pipes

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

Doug,

It's already been explained. With the engine pulled one long pipe can be installed but the other has to be split in two because it hits the e-brake mount. With the engine in place both tubes have to be split in two. End of discussion.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Braun" <doug at silicondesigns.com>
To: <JDeRyke at aol.com>; <asajay at asajay.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Under car water pipes


> How's this for a possible explanation?
> 
> For argument sake lets say the longer water pipe is 5' and the two shorter
> ones are 2.5' each.  But raw pipe arrives from Mario's steel shop in 8'
> lengths.  To minimize scrap, Luigi takes four raw pipes, cuts three of them
> into 5' and 2.5' lengths each and the 4th pipe he cuts into three 2.5'
> pipes.  This yields all the pipe sections needed for three cars out of four
> raw pipes with minimal raw material waste.  The down side is Tony has to
> roll 2 additional pipe beads plus use 2 additional hose clamps and a short
> section of hose per car.
> 
> Doug Braun
> blue 73L #5505
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of JDeRyke at aol.com
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 12:09 PM
> To: asajay at asajay.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Under car water pipes
> 
> 
> In a message dated 6/22/09 11:50:06 AM, asajay at asajay.com writes:
> 
>> Any good engineering reason (for a 1-piece under-floor water tube)? 
>>
> Nope. As a cost savings, I'd expect them to leave both tubes as one-piece
> and save 2 more clamps & the connecting hose. As a place for a drain, one
> could do the same with the hoses on the ends. Its an Italian mystery. FWIW-
> J
> Deryke
> 
> 
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