Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:04:06 -0600
Reply-To: alfred bagdan <abagdan@SHAW.CA>
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From: alfred bagdan <abagdan@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Coolant pipe connection
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Hi, thanks for your help.
It is the big hose from the coolant pipe to the junction where the bleeder
hose is.
I ordered the hose kit almost a year ago from the Busdepot, and checked them
that they were all there, but did not notice the connection to the steel
pipes was too big. I got sidetracked and did not have time until now to do
the installation. I checked the VIN number again, mine has the digits
...258FH011561 at the end and according to the Busdepot numbers up to
...25F06000 are to order Hosekit4, which I did. This one order has
actually 3 mistakes:
1-2. The two hoses from the steel pipes to the junction where the bleeder
valve is.
3 The hose from the upper part of the thermostat housing to the bleeder
valve is the wrong one, they sent me 2 identical hoses from the lover
thermostat housing to the bleeder valve.
I've bought stuff from the Busdepot many times with no problem, I'm sure we
will straighten this out. Lucky for me I'm not planning to go anywhere in
the van, so I can wait till the correct parts arrive. I will probably wait
for 2-3 weeks for the hoses to get here and if they don't carry them anymore
make a modification to the connection.
Alfred
85 Westy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: Coolant pipe connection
> hi,
> suince there is a 'size issue' about the ends of the bigger hoses, I
> figured
> he was talking about one of the big hoses.
> aon that small hose you are talking about......
> if I follow you correctly - i didn't think he was talkinga about that one
> since it's basically the same size on both ends, and you jsut use generic
> small cooling system hose for that one.
>
> yes, that bleed nipple breaks - they sure do.
> the 'real' replacement part is made out of aluminum ..............for $
> 175
> ~!
> saw it at Bus Depot or Van Cafe.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Collum" <collum@verizon.net>
> To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
> Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 5:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Coolant pipe connection
>
>
>> Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>>> you got the wrong hose.
>>> 85's can have either the smaller diameter metal main coolant pipes -
>>> 'early
>>> 85's '
>>> or the later style- the larger plastic main pipes.
>>> that's what you have a hose for, which is not the right part obviously.
>>
>> In that he said, "From the bleeder valve to the metal pipe" I thought he
>> was talking about that small hose from the bleeder on the big hose
>> connector to the heater crossover pipe that goes across the top of the
>> engine.
>>
>> Some have broken the nipple off the connector at the firewall, cut back
>> the little webbing, and put a hose on what's left. If what's left isn't
>> turned down (sanded down, maybe) it'll end up being larger than the metal
>> nipple on the crossover pipe.
>>
>> Mike
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