Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:59:29 -0400
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From: Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject: Re: 2.1 hose price deal
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I agree with this 100%. Let me add this. $500 for hoses will tow your
vanagon a long distance home. IMHO spending this money is just
like insurance... plane stupid
Eric
gary hradek wrote:
>I often wonder if the replace all hoses is really such
>a deal. First it is a lot of work and there is the
>cost all at once. The fact is that there can be
>hoses on your vanagon that are 15 years old that are
>still in good shape.
> I guess the point I am making is that there are
>really only a few hoses that go out on a regular
>basis.
>There are fewer still that will strand you and it is
>wise to carry the old one as a spare.
> The best approach in my opinion is know the
>condition of all your hoses. Replace the hoses that
>are critical on a regular basis. These are the ones
>that get very hot near the engine. Always consider
>replacing hoses when you are working on something else
>and you can see it would be very easy to replace that
>5 year hose, something else being the water pump or a
>head or an oil cooler or any thing else.
> I have replaced more hoses than I needed to on my
>87. For example the two big hoses up front did not
>need to be replaced. Heater hoses may easily be by
>passed in a pinch.
> so don't get hosed by a hose deal. Buy what you
>need when you need and you will make less work for
>yourself. gary
>
>
>Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 21:03:56 -0400
>From: Vanagon Man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
>Subject: 2.1 hose price deal
>
>before anyone sets down the satchel to buy a hose kit,
>if you have a
>good
>dealer, call him and ask him to be competitive. I
>have developed a
>relationship with my parts dealer at VW, and he is
>selling me all the
>hoses
>and the AT cooler hose for $521. and no shipping
>cost, he will have it
>in 2
>days. If you are ready to buy, pmail me and I will
>give you his number,
>he
>will do mail order, but you will have to pay freight.
>
>
>Not too bad in my opinion.
>
>
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