Don't use stainless coolant pipes?

[jebiga41]

Just to stir it up found this on the samba http://www.rjes.com/html/material_choice.html

the thread is here http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=436144

[toomanytoys]

Oh dont start.........

[syncropaddy]

Sure we all know plastic pipes are better. Inert and light! Not so cool though as stainless ones!

[jebiga41]

Oh dont start.........

well considering we are having the decoupler debate may aswell throw in another one might even pt up a which is better diesel or petrol bored at work

[syncropaddy]

Oh dont start.........

well considering we are having the decoupler debate may aswell throw in another one might even pt up a which is better diesel or petrol bored at work

Nah ... you'll have much more fun with an 'only numpties change their gearbox oil' thread

[Simon Baxter]

A lot of fuss about nothing.
Keep your coolant fresh and no probs.
They are mounted on rubber at either end, the stainless doesn't touch any part of the aluminium.
If your anal then wrap the pipes where they touch the body with rubber also.
Tell me, really, what will fail? a head stud? they do that on their own, a cylinder head mating surface will get pitted, er....
hmm.
How long will all this take? 10 minutes? 10 years? 100 years? who knows.

[twiggy]

A lot of fuss about nothing.
Keep your coolant fresh and no probs.
They are mounted on rubber at either end, the stainless doesn't touch any part of the aluminium.
If your anal then wrap the pipes where they touch the body with rubber also.
Tell me, really, what will fail? a head stud? they do that on their own, a cylinder head mating surface will get pitted, er....
hmm.
How long will all this take? 10 minutes? 10 years? 100 years? who knows.

Cheers Simon.

I have just fitted a Stainless pipe, seen this so was about to dig out the old one out of the scrap bin to re-fit it.

Twiggy