Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 16:32:21 -0400
Reply-To: Maynard Southard <echomhs@GIS.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Maynard Southard <echomhs@GIS.NET>
Subject: Re: vanagon Digest - 12 Oct 2001 - Special issue (#2001-1257)
Rob:
On my two diesel vanagons the original hose is not a special short hose that
gets connected to the long heater hose - The original hose is an 11 foot long
heater hose with one end larger than the other. You can get this hose from the
Bus Depot, as I did.
I don't have my Bentley with me, but I'm not sure why they would show this. I
think TBD drawing is straight out of ETKA. I would guess the previous owner
replaced the heater hose by cutting the original enlarged end off and re-using
it with standard heater hose by using a barbed coupler. Take this short
big/small hose to your FLAPS, they may have a hose similar. Otherwise, spring
for the original part.
BTW, keep posting your diesel vanagon stuff here, but you should know there are
other VW diesel resources at Audi-VW-Diesel@yahoogroups.com and
diesel@audifans.com. I don't recall how to subscribe to these -- maybe
somebody else here remembers?
Maynard Southard (OvO) '79
'82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt"
'82 Vanagon GL Diesel "Sluggo"
'93 EV GL "Klinger"
'00 Golf GLS TDI "WooHoo"
'84 Jetta GL TD "Donor"
On Friday, October 12, 2001 7:22 PM, Robert Dalton <dieselsong@YAHOO.COM>
wrote:
Robert Dalton <dieselsong@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: Diesel Coolant Hoses
>
> Hi All,
>
> There's a special short hose that goes to the head of
> my 82 Westy diesel. The Bentley shows it real well,
> but VW doesn't have a clue to what it is. Near as I
> can tell it isn't shown on the nice coolant hose
> diagram Bus Depot has on the web. The original hose
> had one end (head end) larger than the other which
> went through a hose barb coupler to the heater hose
> for the long trip to the front of the van. The PO
> took the heater hose and stretched it to fit the head
> connection, and it looks like it might be getting
> ready to go at that connection. Anyone know if the
> original part can still be obtained?
>
> Any good places for these unusual shaped hoses? Some
> of them are like works of art, but I noticed most
> places price them accordingly. Also, is this the
> best/only message board for diesel information?
> Thanks.
>
> Rob
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