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Reply #15March 16, 2009, 05:44:53 am

arb

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Coolant T at the head thing
« Reply #15 on: March 16, 2009, 05:44:53 am »
I've only seen them made out of aluminum...

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Reply #16June 09, 2009, 08:40:28 am

92EcoDiesel Jetta

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Re: Coolant T at the head thing
« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2009, 08:40:28 am »
Quote from: clbanman on March 16, 2009, 03:21:48 am
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The one I got from Germanautparts.com ($4.41 hose flange, upper rad hose) looks just like yours but has a different p/n. I found it over the phone by talking to the sales rep. It is not in their online catalog (per the rep) since it's in short supply. It's made by Meyle p/n 068.121.132

The bolt holes has metal bushing inserts so you can't really over tighten and bend or crack the plastic. The o-ring sits in a recess on the flange so I do not understand the comments about sanding it flat???

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Reply #17June 09, 2009, 10:51:46 am

arb

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Re: Coolant T at the head thing
« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2009, 10:51:46 am »
Yeah, if its got an Oring, sanding will not work. O-rings rely on the squish in the groove. NASA learned about this the hard way ;-)  Mine were always aluminum and never leaked (stock gasket with a thin layer of Permitex or RTV on both sides)
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