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Date:         Fri, 1 Sep 2000 01:38:05 PDT
Reply-To:     Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: difference between '85 and '87 spare tire space?
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Wonder if this is playing a roll in why the 2.1's aren't going as many miles as the 1.9's before need a full rebuild...... yes, no, maybe???

>From: Robert Lilley <Wolfvan88@AOL.COM> > >David, >You will also need the front radiator hoses for the vans equipped with the >larger 205x70x14Ħħtires. The hoses are slightly larger to accommodate the >increased demand on the engine with the wider tires (They take more power >to push then the narrower tires and cause the engine to generate more heat >so VW put in larger hoses for the radiator to flow more coolant. And the >hoses are shaped differently to accommodate the increased distance the tire >rest is from the top. > >The cheapest solution is to keep the steel as a spare with a set of lugs >and bolts. >Keep a check on your temp gauge to see if your temps increase, you might >then need to go to the lager hoses > > >Robert

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