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Date:         Sun, 28 Oct 2007 06:53:30 EDT
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: coolant leak oil cooler to water pump
Comments: cc: rvehring@YAHOO.COM
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In a message dated 27/10/2007 10:15:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

Dear listees, has anyone found a good solution for the connection from the oil cooler to the top of the water pump? My syncro engine has a hose elbow, a section of metal tube and another straight hose section there. Pretty complicated, four clamps, hardly accessible right next to the exhaust. I can't get the connection of the elbow to the pipe to stop leaking. I already have new hoses, cleaned the tube, put spring clamps on. Still leaking. I guess being so close to the exhaust gives it a pretty high heat load. Any good solutions to this? Or am I missing something simple here? I would like to put something in plave that is absolutely bullet-proof. I don't like coolant leaks out in the woods.

Reinhard

Reinhard, from the oil cooler there should be an elbow hose, PN: 025 121 058G to metal pipe PN: 025 121 065 to straight hoe PN: 025 121 058J. to get the best connection possible here the pipe must be in good non corroded condition, POR-15ed is best, the hose end on the cooler should have the proper sized spring clamp and all three of the other connections should have SS full circle screw type hose clamps with the curved edges to prevent cutting into the hose. VW originally used one time use SS full circle squeeze clamps here. They are good but a PITA if you need to remove and reinstall the connection for some reason. The screw clamps should be tightened again after the engine has warmed up fully. I also like to use Loctight Grey RTV sealant on the hose to aluminum nipple connections and hose to metal nipple connections which may not be needed if the metal nipples have been POR-15ed.

Cheers,

Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/trainsal.htm) ) _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 07 ~ 10, 2007


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