Date:         Thu, 13 Jul 2000 19:58:00 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <ron@netcarrier.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         The Bus Depot <ron@netcarrier.com>
Subject:      Re: A puzzling cooling sys. question...
Comments: To: Daniel Schmitz <djs@gene.com>
In-Reply-To:  <396E5542.DB954C47@gene.com>
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> 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