I am in the process of fixing up a '68 bus.
I thought I read somwhere a few months ago that the insulation around the heater pipe (underneath bus) is wrapped in Asbestos.
Is that true?
Thanks, Doug
The accrdeon tube that connects the heater pipes to the body has a white fiber sleeve in it where it meets the heat exchanger. It's asbestos. Later models used a bright orange rubber seal.
0+6I don't know what the actual heat exhangers are lined with, they have a heat wrapping on the inside too.
Jan
(Excuse me the odd characters in this message, the puppy walked on the keyboard while I was away :) )
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Wow, clever dog can hold a shift key too
james
Should I put on a dust mask and pray when I remove it?
Any tips anyone?
if you are worried - I think the precautions are to get someone else to do it ! Asbestos particles are too small to be stopped by a mask !
air fed will work, or a cartridge mask with the correct filter cartridge.
if you are going to do it, damp it down and wrap it in plasitic before you remove it - then put it in two plastic bags and take it to your nearest waste plant. and remember - your clothes may become contaminated.
Thats the standard advice for asbestos - but I dont know how much is on the bit you are removing ? Like old brake pads - many people dont bother with any precautions !
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