When the engine blew on Billy Bones on that fateful journey from NC about a year and a half ago, it was that same little s-shaped hose that was the culprit. It was about 20 degrees outside and 3:00AM. I was driving along and my temp light blinked, then stopped. I looked at my temp guage as it dropped! I instantly pulled off the road, but it was too late. Steam was rolling into the night air, and the days of my mechanical adventures just beginning. Because of that experience, I changed every hose on my Vanagon when I installed the new engine. Those hoses can and will fail catastrophically. Unfortunately I had to learn this the hard way.
Warren Lail 88 Westy "Billy Bones" |
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