Date:         Sat, 25 Nov 2006 21:06:38 -0500
Reply-To:     Don in North Carolina <vanagondon@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don in North Carolina <vanagondon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oops - Forgot to include the Westy's year
Comments: To: samc <samc@surfglobal.net>
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On 11/25/06, samc <samc@surfglobal.net> wrote:
> After covering nearly 300 at 40 mph between Western VT and Eastern Maine,
> and refilling the radiator tank 10-12 times, I was able to find a shop in
> Maine to figure out where the 1984 westy was losing fluid from.  I had just
> had some coolant tubing work done, and knew that wasn't the problem.
>
> Short story is that I need the "coolant distribution pipe" replaced because
> the thing is getting more and more thinned.  This last repair required some
> welds.
>
> The problem:  I havn't been able to find that part anywhere on the www, and
> the one drawing I've seen of the engine shows the part number as 21 which is
> either correct of part no. 21 is the radiator itself.  What I'm learning is
> that the pipe is no longer being fabricated and is not available.
>
> I'm open to suggestions and, since I'm now commuting weekly those 300 miles,
> I'd like to get it on there before we hit the hard winter months.
>
> SamC

Sam,

Attached for you (and stripped for the list) is a JPG from the ETKA
showing the cooling system for your 84.  If you can get the number of
the piece you need from here, it would help.

Since you say it is no longer made, could you be refering to the "H"
pipe?  VanCafe sells replicas, if that is what you are talking
about...
--
Don in Reidsville, NC
1986 Kawasaki Concours - 4 Sale
1988 Vanagon GL (Sylvia) - 4 Sale
1999 Kawasaki Concours
2001 Subaru Outback (H-6)
"I reject your reality and substitute my own." - Adam Savage