the originals had 2 slots, about an inch each, right against the pinch flange so the water drained outside the rubber - X here is one [the > is where the rubber clamps screw down]

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature we find it attached to the rest of the world" John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics & Rust-a-holics Unanimous parking lot