On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 10:24 PM, Jon Kanas <kanas@qadas.com> wrote: > Hello Listers, > > Vehicle: 1987 Syncro, 121K Mi. > > Weather's nice, so it's time to get the Syncro out and prepare for some > fun. That being said, I've a coolant leak. There is a wet coolant on > the heater hose at the rear, immediately over the RR axle. The leak is > either at the very end of the hose where it couples to the "Distribution > Unit" (See Bentley, page 19.11, diagram 19-427). It is not readily > apparent which component is leaking. ..... > > Question 2: The heater hoses feel soft, and have never been replaced. > What is the list's collective list experience with the lifetime of > Vanagon heater hoses. >
I used red heater hose on my Westy. I understand red hose is stronger than the black hose. And FWIW, I found that buying the whole box (50' ?) actually ended up being cheaper, or close to the price of buying by the foot. YMMV. :) Since you're experiencing small leaks now, if long heater hoses are original, likely they should be replaced. And this might be a personal preference type of thing, but I found that the new VW heat control valve I installed has a *slow* leak. In hindsight, I'd have been better off installing a residential plumbing type valve. Terry K sells a part like this: http://community-2.webtv.net/VanStuff/VanagonWestfalia/ Yours' may be perfectly fine though. i.e. if it aint' broke..... Cheers, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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