Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 20:36:30 -0400
Reply-To: Marla Stelk <mjstelk@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Marla Stelk <mjstelk@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Wierd cooling hose rigging
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Thanks Simon! I'll get the heater hose and replace the rest with that (unfortunately I spent the dough and bought the whole set already from Bus Depot). The guy at Bus Depot said he'd never replaced them before - all he knew was from their not-so-clear diagram so he wasn't much help. Thanks for the tips!
Peace,
Marla
'87 Westy Van "Morrison"
----- Original Message -----
From: Simon Reinhardt
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 11:13 AM
To: Marla Stelk
Subject: Re: Wierd cooling hose rigging
Hi Marla,
My #9 would appear to do the same thing as what you're describing, and
it's definitely a molded, VW part.
Where both hoses disappear at the front, is just above the radiator
fan- they go to (and from) the front heater core.
This is on an '86 syncro Westy w/aux. heater.
FWIW, you don't need to use VW-specific parts to replace your hoses.
I'm currently in the middle of an engine swap, and I've replaced all of
my heater hose with off-the-shelf 5/8" generic heater hose. Fits
perfectly, much cheaper.
-Simon
On Wednesday, October 9, 2002, at 06:26 AM, Marla Stelk wrote:
> Hi volks,
>
> Thank you everyone who sent me diagrams, etc. regarding the cooling
> system as I set out to change all my hoses. I came across some
> oddities with my van, however, that has thrown the guys at Bus Depot
> for a loop as well. The mysterious #9 hose (according to their
> diagram) has been found. However, mine is 38" while the standard for
> VW is evidently 26". Instead of going from the pipe on the drivers
> side to the driver's side of the rear heater, it passes over the
> transmission to the passenger's side. At that point, it connects to a
> "T" where a second hose goes from the top of the "T" disappears into
> the heater. Another hose connects to the opposite side of the "T"
> from the "9" hose and follows along with the cooling pipes up toward
> the radiator. They do not go into the radiator, however, from what I
> can see under the van. They seem to just go up and
> disappear....beyond the spare tire cavity. My number "8" hose from
> the coolant distributor T does the same thing. And my hose from the
> coolant distributor to the cylinder on the passenger side is a 130A
> hose not a 130B hose. According to Bus Depot, the 130A is normally
> used for 1.9L engines, not a 2.1L like mine. You can see where
> someone moved the coolant distributer T gadget from one hole on the
> firewall and installed it a bit to the left, so that the 130B hose,
> which, is very curvy will not fit on it now. Any ideas as to what I'm
> dealing with here or why my van is set up this way?
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