Date:         Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:13:53 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Coolant part confusion - need some help!
Comments: To: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
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At 08:23 PM 9/8/2009, Jeff Lincoln wrote:
>I appreciate everyone's advice and responses. I have decided to get the one
>that matched what I took out. Although, the part number on it and picture
>compairison definitely indicates it is the part for the manual transmission.

This may help -- my '89 automatic is specified for p/n xxxxxxxxB, and
the transmission cooling is supplied by a smaller hose Tee-d off from
the big hose connecting the coolant tower with the big pipe going
forward.  That hose is very expensive.

In the course of getting the GoWesty kit to retain the steel sleeves
in the pipe ends, I had to get their adapter kit for A/T which
includes three things -- a p/n xxxxxxxxA version tower which lines up
differently and has an extra 5/8 nipple on the tower, six inches of
Gates 1-1/2" or whatever the size is hose, a new hose from the head
to the tower because that nipple is displaced, and a few feet of
heater hose.   Total cost I forget but quite reasonable and also way
less than replacing that bizarre hose once.

I can chase down p/n if you need; they may also be on the GoWesty
description of what they did, I forget.  My presumption is that the
A/T began that way and then VW thought it would be better the other
way, whether functionally or manufacturing or whatever.  I thought
the previous one looked pretty reasonable although the flow pattern
was slightly different.

Cheers,
David