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31-05-11, 03:02
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Hi Bob
Yes, we can supply numbers etc for the parts. If you had a better view of that thing under the hood you would see what it was. A clue is if you put power to it it goes "beep". Peter, sounds like you know whereof you speak. The engine was really expensive to overhaul. Jim at the machine shop phoned with the estimate and since he and I are both old guys, neither one of us could believe the price.  We reminisced about the old days when he did 6 cyl. Chevy rebuilds for me for $300.00. Cheers, Barry
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03-06-11, 04:03
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Funny looking horn....
Hi Barry
Funny flat looking "beeper"...... certainly not original..... Is it possible to post the MC data for local purchase..... and are you using a split system......?? Bob C
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Bob Carriere....B.T.B C15a Cab 11 Hammond, Ontario Canada
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11-06-11, 16:19
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This week Bob had a chance to crawl into the engine compartment with his little thin wire and make patterns for the brake lines. He then transfers the pattern to straight pieces of brake line to make the bends. We use straight line as opposed to the roll because it does a nicer job. Using the line from the roll is marginally cheaper but it never straightens out as neat. We cleaned the line with Scotch pads and applied some stainless paint. The line without some kind of coating will rust fairly quickly. These will rust anyway but will last a while. The current available line is so crappy it doesn't last long. I noticed in Holland they have a copper coated steel line which would be prima.
Cheers, Barry
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11-06-11, 18:53
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In UK we use a copper nickel alloy brake pipe called Cunifer http://www.cunifer.com/ , perhaps this is what you have seen in Holland. It is not plated and does not corrode, check out the link here, you may find it is available near to home. regards, Richard
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12-06-11, 01:08
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Last time I was across the line in Ogdensburg they had a coil of the copper/nickel alloy line at a bit less than three times the cost of the same length coil of plain steel line at Advance Auto Parts (and somewhat cheaper than at Fedhill). I have spoken with the owner of Fedhill and he says the cunifer pretzel on the home page was bent entirely by hand and that the one shown was the second try. The first didn't kink or anything but he just didn't think it was a tidy enough shape. I haven't worked with the cunifer but it sounds like a very nice option.
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12-06-11, 04:09
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Bundy tubing
Its called BUNDY tubing over here . It's steel coated with a zinc type coating . Seems to last OK
MIKE
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12-06-11, 14:27
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Hey Barry,
Bobbo is doin a great job on fixin those old army trucks, maybe time to get him one too!!!! Those brake lines we use here are full copper, you can also get steel as well ofcourse, but full copper is legally by law, not in Canada as you told me before. Bye for now, Stefan
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