Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:23:55 -0700
Reply-To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
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Frank, thanks for posting the NAPA pn for the hose.
I asked recently at my FLAPS (North Shore Parts/Lordco) about long
lengths of 1.25" coolant hose and they didn't have it and/or know
about it.
Nice to know I can get it and cut it to length. I need to connect
upper/loser rad connections on the Jetta 2.0 I've installed, to the
Vanagon long pipes. I was going to use marine hose, but likely the
NAPA stuff is less expensive.
With any luck, I'll find some copper fittings to make the 90* turns needed.
Cheers,
Neil.
On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 7:10 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 09/04/2008 2:10:46 P.M. Central Standard Time,
>
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
>
> So....
> I cut my pipes off with a sabre saw at different points, purchased some
> marine grade soft hose sections, took the "donor pipes" and cut them in
> their respective locations, and coupled it all together with a handful of
> stainless steel hose clamps. This should last me a few years, as the forward
> sections of my pipes have not a speck of rust on them. When it fails again,
> it's time for the stainless steel 2 piece pipes. It seems to me that the
> right pipe fails significantly faster than the left pipe. My right pipe was
> ready to burst (it did burst in removal), and of the 2 parts vans used to
> donate pipes, only 1 "good" right pipe was available. All the left pipes
> i've seen so far though, haven't been nearly as bad.
>
> Therefore, the pipe sections i used to repair my rear sections, both came
> from "LEFT" pipes. It seems to fit fine, and i am somewhat perplexed
> therefore as to why they would bend the rear sections in a polarized
> fashion, right and left being different.
>
> "There's always a gallon left in there......somewhere....."
>
>
>
>
>
> Craig, I have no idea why you or anyone else would go to this much trouble
> to do what your doing just to have metal pipes that will eventually rust
> anyway !!! Just replace the whole run with 1-1/4"Green Stripe II coolant hose
> available from NAPA, part # 28445. Easy to install, no need to remove ANYTHING
> ! Just clamp the ends and tie wrap in place. I have done many vans using
> this hose and there are absolutely no problems. If your NAPA cannot supply
> this hose then I can. I get it from my local NAPA in 250 ft. rolls and
> always have some in stock From my _Vanagon Items Forsale_
> (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/sales.htm) , "Cooling System" section, webpage:
>
> Hose, coolant, 1-1/4"Green Stripe II, replacement & repair of 1.9 main metal
> coolant pipes, 28445 - $8.95/ft.
>
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