As David B pointed out I was wrong in what I was calling the H shaped piece. The one that broke was on the firewall and has the bleed valve on it. Apparently the part called the H shaped piece is next to the overflow tank and is NLA. Oh, well live and learn...or not. mike > From: "Andrew G. Martin" <agmartin@gis.net> > Reply-To: <agmartin@gis.net> > Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 21:33:29 -0700 > To: "'mike'" <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> > Subject: RE: H water distributor > > Mike, > > I'm uncertain about what you need. Here's a photo. Is this the piece you > are looking for? (Part number 025-121-438) It's mounted near the expansion > tank on my 85 Westy, (standard trans). If this is the part, you are right, > this part is NLA. There has been some discussion about making this part out > of copper or brass tubing but I haven't heard about or seen the results. > Mine split about three months ago and I found one used for $25. In time, > they are all going to split and a solution is needed! Only VW would > discontinue such a complex little piece. > > The other "H" shaped piece (with the bleeder valve) is mounted on the > firewall and is still available. (Part number 025-121-082) Ken Wilford at > Van-Again sold me a new one for $42 plus shipping. Easy install once you > get the hoses free. > > Andrew > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > Of mike > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 5:57 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: H water distributor > > > I posted earlier today that my H water plastic piece in my '85 broke. I > found a new replacement at the local dealer despite being told that it was > NLA, both on the list and by the junkyard - which wanted $75 for a used one > that they didn't have. > > I got my old one out and what broke is the little pipe which comes out under > the bleed valve. My mechanic buddy says he knows of nothing which will glue > it together but it might be possible to heat a metal tube and sweg [sp?} it > in place. > > Anyone needs this H fitting and can't get it, and would like to try the fix > it's yours for the shipping. I'm in Sacramento, CA. It's for a manual > transmission van by the way. > > Mike > |
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