In a message dated 30/06/2005 12:23:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: By the way this o-ring is tricky to change (assuming your van is like my 2.1 was). You need to remove the coolant lines to get the oil cooler off, I used needle nose vice grips with hose on the metal jaws to pinch the coolant lines so the coolant did not drain out, then removed the oile cooler to get at the o-ring.
Not so......double nut the pipe and remove it. Change your O-ring, put back the pipe and your done. No need to get involved in the cooling hoses. This has been described a gazillion time before. Check the archives. It's there as often as the silver socket story ! Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 09 ~ 12, 2005 '87 Westy, '90 Carat & Lionel Trains Member: _Vanagon List_ (http://www.vanagon.com/) , _LiMBO_ (http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/) , _IWCCC_ (http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/) & _CCVWC_ (http://www.ccvwc.ca/) Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Mufflers_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) or http://frankcondelli.com |
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