The correct answer on the first reply! Informative, if not quite as much fun as posters' various theories might have been. (see "water pump pushing coolant uphill" thread from yesterday) But thanks! Now I know. Dan The Bus Depot wrote: > > I was reading through my Bus Depot catalog that I received recently > > (very nice, BTW), and I noticed that if one wants to purchase two of the > > coolant hoses (the ones connecting the plastic pipes to the radiator, I > > think), one has to specify whether one's van has steel/stock-size wheels > > or alloy/205-70-R14-size wheels. What has wheel size got to do with > > radiator hoses? > > Vanagons that were factory-equipped with alloys had deeper-dished holders > for the spare tire under the floor, and therefore different hoses to clear > it. > > - Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot, Inc. > http://www.busdepot.com -- Dan __________________________________________________ Dan Schmitz - Genentech Automation Engineering djs@gene.com (650) 225-6119 __________________________________________________ "I'll so offend to make offense a skill Redeeming time when men least think I will" W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Part 1 |
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