<VV> hosed No Duct Tape!

[Merv Krull]

Just say no to Duct Tape (actually Duck Tape, but that is another story).
Duct Tape, commonly associated with Red Green, is no good where heat is 
concerned. If you are talking the real Duct Tape, the shiney smooth kind 
actually meant for ducts, then get on er!
toodles
Merv Krull
Salmon Arm, BC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Kubin" <dreamwoodck at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:08 PM
Subject: <VV> hosed


> Hey gang,
> At the risk of being told to go elsewhere, does anyone
> have an idea to make this easier?
> I'm working on getting Orange Crush out of group red,
> and have wasted three hours on trying to reach the fan
> end of the fresh air hose. It is a LM with PG so of
> course there's a couple extra tubes in the way.
> I'm working on my back with the car on the ground and
> drivetrain in the car, so I see six possible ways of
> getting to the clamp on the fan:
> 1) Grow two U-joionts in my left arm and one in my
> left eye, so I can both reach the clamp and see it.
> 2) Pull the starter and find that arm extension I have
> ratholed somewhere so I can work from the wrong side,
> also blindly.
> 3) Drop the drive train out of the car and have a nice
> clear shot.
> 4) pull the shroud between the engine and the firewall
> in hopes I can work through the narrow space.
> 5) Yank the rear tire and work blind from the wrong
> side of the fan.
> 6) Yank the tire and somehow find the bolts holding
> the fan in place, so I can turn it and change the
> hose, then bolt it back up.
> The larger hoses are toast as well, but they really
> aren't in the way once I've shredded them.
> I've also run into some under-the-car damage that
> could possibly be repaired if I know the best method.
> The right duct from the large hose to the tunnel has
> damage where the bracket mounts it to the body. I'm
> less concerned about the strength (still partially
> attached) and more about the air leak. This looks like
> a job for duct tape or maybe aircraft speed tape, but
> I'm inclined to think something more permanent would
> stand me better. It isn't a show car, so finding a new
> one or spending hours in a junkyard is pretty much
> overkill.
> Any thoughts, other than RTFM (don't happen to have
> the FM)?
>
> Chuck Kubin
>
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