I'm thinking about replacing my rear heater T fittings with plastic ones in that my original metal ones have just about rusted away. It's seems there's always a downside. Mike
Stephen Grisanti wrote: > VW's ill-advised use of plastic fittings is not > limited to the Vanagon. I had a '76 Dasher wagon that > utilized a plastic T-fitting at a heater hose junction > and when that cracked I lost a lot of coolant. > Discovered the problem just in time to purchase a > costly (as I recall) replacement part. > > Not quite the life/van threatening problem that the > fuel fitting is, but exasperating nonetheless. > > Stephen |
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