You mean the hose kit that you ordered from places like Vanagain or Bus Depot had some hoses that didn't fit? I have a 1983.5 Westy and need to replace my rotting rubber hoses as soon as I get the monster back on the road again. Since I've been trying to figure out how to replace the rubber cheaply, I've taken some notes from vanagon list posters. Some of the notes are at the link below.

http://communitybuilders.dhs.org/craigoda/vw/hoses/index.html

I'm thinking of buying the kit right now, but if other people are having an okay time sourcing stuff from NAPA, I may go that route.

-- Craig

On Mon, 2002-07-08 at 16:42, Mark Ingalls wrote: > NAPA 8024 is a perfect fit replacement for VW 251 121 083G which is used on > 83-85 vans up to chassis #24F060000. The NAPA has a very, very slight S bend > in it's length but the ends are a perfect fit as is the length and > everything else about it. > > My van came with the NAPA on it when I got it, and when I replaced all the > hoses my hose kit came with that too large a hose that is used on the later > vans. So I went to NAPA and bought a new 8024 and haven't had a weep since. > Ok, so maybe I've whined now and then... : ) > > Mark Ingalls > 85 GL > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com