I just use the 5/8 hose and it is fine. If you want to replace the very front heater core hoses these are preformed and I may have them in stock. They are dealer only. Also the hose that goes from the "T" fitting to the rear core is wierd. It is 1/2" at the T but then it flares to a 5/8" size right before it goes to the rear core and the fittings there are 5/8". What I recommend there is to get a new pair of Ts that have three 5/8" fittings on them and then just use the 5/8" line here as well. Why the dealer made the OE Ts with two 5/8" fittings and one 1/2" when they were just going to flare the end of the hose back up to 5/8" again at the core is beyond me. I guess it makes a special hose that you have to buy at the dealer but that is the only advantage I can see to it. Hope this helps, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Joe Federici wrote: > So I'm getting ready to replace the coolant lines with a set of > stainless steel lines and wanted to replace the coolant hose for the > front and rear heater cores that run under it. > > Should I just got with a good quality 5/8 hose like gates? I looked > up the part numbers from EKTA but none of the major resellers, > Vanagain, VolksCafe or BusDepot have anything listed. My local dealer > wanted like 180.00 a side. > > JFF > > 87 Syncro Adventurewagen: Vincent Van-Go > |
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