Robert, was that hose in the pics too large in diameter for the application? I have replaced a couple "molded"$$ hoses on various VAG products with shorter sections and metal tees, never experienced this problem.
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Robert Fisher Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 4:59 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Coolant hose replacement I did something very similar on my '87 back when, and I recall when I mentioned it on the list Dennis warned me that cutting the hose like that might lead to deformation later. When I put it on it looked much like your hose there, much to my surprise less than 5000 miles later it looked like this: |
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