Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 12:30:17 -0400
Reply-To: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
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From: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
Subject: Re: Vanagon Water Cooling Question
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These metal pipes were still available from the dealer as of this spring.
They are expensive, about $175 each! I just replaced mine. Requires
dropping the gas tank and pulling out the heater hoses to work the new
pipes back in. I combined the job with a gas tank over-haul. Get all new
hoses while you are at it. You are looking at close to $800 to do it
yourself if you replace all the hoses. You may want to consider going with
the plastic pipes instead, especially if you are going to replace the
hoses. Four of the hoses are different because the plastic pipes are
slightly larger OD than the steel.
Jay
Dustin Fitch <dfitch@MASSINSIGHT.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 08/16/2002
11:56:04 AM
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Subject: Vanagon Water Cooling Question
Hello my list friends. If anyone is familiar with Boston on the list,
well,
I overheated in the Sumner Tunnel this morning! Not a pretty site.
So I have a water system question for y'all.....maybe someone can give me
some direction. My vanagon tends to come very close to overheating when
I'm
in traffic. It has happened to me a couple of times, but usually, I can
avoid traffic. Plus, I haven't had it long, so I have not been able to
address it....until now!
Today in the tunnel, Chuba overheated and I had steam and water pouring out
from up front. Not the radiator, but rather, where one of the long metal
tubes that carries the water meets one of the rubber hoses that connect to
the radiator. I don't THINK it is the return line, I think it is the line
that feeds the radiator, but i'm not totally positive. Either way, it's
one
of em. Well, the metal tube is so rusty that I guess, from what I was able
to see, the tube kind of "split" where it was weak and everything spewed
everywhere. This metal tube looks like it runs all the way back....pretty
long tube right? Is this a really tough fix? Is it really expensive?
Not sure if anyone has had to replace those tubes before....one of y'all
has
done it I'm sure...any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much,
Dustin - '85 Vanagon, "Chuba"
P.S. Kim! I got the exhaust clamp.....you blew me away with the kind
gesture and it came so quickly.....if there is ever anything I can do.....
D
