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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Matt: I did. It is still very
good. Dave</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=Rcmaster199@aol.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 06, 2003 10:34
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pipe coupler</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 4/6/2003 8:57:46 PM Eastern Daylight
Time, <A href="mailto:dfs@navnet.net">dfs@navnet.net</A> writes:<BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">Subj:<B>Re: Pipe coupler </B><BR>Date:4/6/2003 8:57:46 PM
Eastern Daylight Time<BR>From:<A
href="mailto:dfs@navnet.net">dfs@navnet.net</A><BR>Reply-to:<A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR>To:<A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR><I>Sent from
the Internet </I><BR><BR><BR><BR>Jim: I am running the Prather
coupler [pink] on an OS 140 w/E.S.Pipe. 140<BR>flights and the coupler still
in excellent shape.<BR><BR>Dave<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Dave <BR><BR>After 140
flights, I suggest you take the thing off the pipe and take a look inside it.
Much of the material may be ablated away and you would never know it looking
at the outside<BR><BR>Matt<BR><BR>PS.- Jim ---The same McMaster Carr that
Bryan talked about, should carry glass reinforced or Kevlar reinforced
Silicone steam hose in 3/4" size which is a standard size. You want silicone
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