George, thanks for the Bentley reference, 19.14, and description of the layout. After rolling around under the van I see where the oil cooler is. I also see that it was bypassed completely. It looks like the U-shaped pipe (with the two rubber elbows) is missing. They just ran a hose from the thermo housing to the water pump. I don't understand why it would have been bypassed. Guess I'll be looking for (or fabricating) that part. And for the record, I've seen less complicated plumbing in the boiler room at my kids 75 year old elementary school! Holy cow!
On Dec 8, 2008, at 9:56 PM, Mark A Kippert wrote: > Yes, an '86 2.1L. Actually, I'm pointing out a rusty metal pipe/tube > (about a half inch in diameter) in front of that hose. It kinda blends > into the rubber hose in the background. There is nothing connected to > it which is strange. > <http://www.kippert.com/vanagon/misc/coolant-pipe.jpg> > > > On Dec 8, 2008, at 7:12 PM, George Wietor wrote: > >> I'm guessing a VW 2.1 liter ?. I could be wrong, but.... The rubber >> hose you have highlighted for us runs from the thermo housing and >> attaches to a steel pipe bolted to the engine. The other end of the >> pipe attaches to a rubber elbow clamped to the front port on top of >> the oil cooler. Bentley 19.14, if you like quoting Scripture. George >> in Grand Rapids. >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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