Date:         Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:43:00 +0100
Reply-To:     Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cooling system overhaul?
Comments: To: John Bange <jbange@gmail.com>
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I read somewhere of someone who replaced all coolant hosing with flexible
marine exhaust hose - i think it was on the subaruvanagon list. the argument
was the cost of all the little vw hoses and the many connections. did anyone
else do s.th like this? paying 500$ for the vw hoses is really a lot.....

florian

On 4/19/06, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Is it a reasonable thing to do? How many of you folks have done this?
> >
>
> After discovering several hidden coolant hose "time bombs" while swapping
> in
> a rebuilt, I replaced every single hose in the system. Doing it all myself
> I
> only paid for the hoses, but even that was over $500. Expensive, but I'd
> say
> probably worth it-- particularly when you have no idea how many hoses the
> PO
> "repaired" using odds and ends he found at a junkyard and "cheese grater"
> style hose clamps.
>
>
> --
> John Bange
> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
>