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On Thu, 2005-02-17 at 15:18, BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 2/16/05 10:37:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, > jadney@vwtype3.org writes: > > << Those gaskets have been discussed here before. Someone mentioned that you > could > make them by cutting off short pieces from a certain size of copper pipe. I > haven't done this yet, but it sounds like a good idea. > >> > > Yes, that was me right after I got an upper HE from you. In fact you even > recommended that I anneal it before using it (heat it up and quench). I used a > 1/8th inch wide strip of 1 1/4 hard drawn copper tubing. This worked great on my > Notch, as I did the install 2 weeks before the 2004 Invasion. Still no leaks. > : ) > And I make them from the soft copper tubing that furnace thermocouples are made from. New, they are less than $5 at a hardware store, and you can make at least 2 sets out of each one. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~