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Date:         Thu, 21 Mar 2002 09:20:15 -0700
Reply-To:     Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Coolant hoses?
Comments: To: mike <mwmiller@cwnet.com>
In-Reply-To:  <B8BF42C3.6D2%mwmiller@cwnet.com>
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> Rebuild time [unless I find someone around Sacramento who will do a Subaru > conversion] and I remember some vendor had a kit of all the coolant hoses in > the engine compartment ['85 Westy in this case] . Anyone remember who had > that?

Vanagain sells all hoses in the engine compartment for a few hundred. I highly recommend it since my 86 seems to spring a leak about every 1000 miles, the hoses are ridiculously expensive and they take a week to get from the local dealer :(

> Also is it list wisdom to put in an oil cooler even though it's not stock?

The 2.1 has an oil cooler above the oil filter already. Replace the oil cooler o ring between the engine and cooler since its bound to fail and dump all your oil in 100 miles. This part was recalled in canada but not in the good ol US of A.

Good luck and my advice is that if you want reliability, efficiency and practicality replace that wasserboxer since its non of the above.

Andrew Fox 86 Westy Ft. Collins CO


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