Luther wrote:
The foam tube is shot. Has anyone gone back in with vinyl or rubber? I'd
guess that it would last longer, unless foam is required. The outside
diameter of the tube is about 11/16, so 3/4 hose should work. TIA all.
The reason they used foam is because anything else
Luther wrote:
But, how long will the foam last?
The original foam lasted at LEAST 10 years and often 20+. The newer
stuff doesn't deteriorate as fast!
Marshall
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The foam tube is shot. Has anyone gone back in with vinyl or rubber? I'd
guess that it would last longer, unless foam is required. The outside diameter
of the tube is about 11/16, so 3/4 hose should work. TIA all.
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Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark
'87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case
'85 Ford
I have, I cant tell any difference
Luther wrote:
The foam tube is shot. Has anyone gone back in with vinyl or rubber? I'd
guess that it would last longer, unless foam is required. The outside
diameter of the tube is about 11/16, so 3/4 hose should work. TIA all.
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Kaleb C.
I never really thought about it, but it's possible
that they used foam so that the air being drawn over
the thermistor wouldn't get heated up while going
through the tube under a hot dashboard.
Just a random thought...
Dan
--- Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have, I cant tell
Actually, the reason is so no blower motor noise will be transmitted to
the dash. I cant really hear much difference though.
LWB250 wrote:
I never really thought about it, but it's possible
that they used foam so that the air being drawn over
the thermistor wouldn't get heated up while going
I thought the prevailing wisdom was to use the foam insulation for
water pipes-- it's both reasonably available and inexpensive.
Has anyone gone back in
with vinyl or rubber? I'd guess that it would last
longer, unless foam is required. The outside
diameter of the tube is about 11/16,
yea, you can do that too
OK Don wrote:
I thought the prevailing wisdom was to use the foam insulation for
water pipes-- it's both reasonably available and inexpensive.
Has anyone gone back in
with vinyl or rubber? I'd guess that it would last
longer, unless foam is required. The outside
But, how long will the foam last?
On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:45:58 -0500, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I thought the prevailing wisdom was to use the foam insulation for
water pipes-- it's both reasonably available and inexpensive.
Has anyone gone back in
with vinyl or rubber? I'd guess
It seems than at Sun, 01 Jul 2007 21:12:50 -0500, Kaleb wrote:
Well, the original lasted what, 20 years, so I would say 20 years.
Luther wrote:
But, how long will the foam last?
But that was quality, German foam that lasted 20 years.
Me, I replaced the thermistor with a resistor. Thus the
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