Date:         Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:09:49 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: One more %^$ part...
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  I still have some holding my water in on my inline four/vanagon.  Started
squirting about 80 miles from home about 3 months ago.  Took a while to find
the leak..a split in the hose from the motor to the rear heater..I taped it
up on the side of the road and made it home, checked again frequently to
find no leakage, yet.  Still in there...though I have the replacment hose in
the van now so if and when it spits again, I can remove the "rescued" hose
with the new one.

  Well worth having along on trips.  I also carry now an assortment of
double ended hose barbs and clamps. If a hose pops, I can cut it and insert
the barb for a temp repair.

 Don Hanson

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> ---- Mark Tuovinen <aksyncronaut@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> I checked out the engine and finally found the true
> > source of our problem.  It was the preformed hose from the upper left
> rear
> > cyl. head to the rail around the hatch opening.  I just happened to be
> > looking at the one spot you can see the hose under the A/C compressor
> while
> > I revved the engine and saw water squirt out.  It would not leak at idle
> > only under pressure from the pump did it appear.  The leak was just
> passed
> > the water outlet and right before where the hose does a 90 degree turn
> and
> > reduces down in size.  I used duct tape and clamps to try and slow it
> down
> > as we were roughly 570 miles from home.  This worked for 210 miles but it
> > finally failed completely 30 miles outside of Tok at 10PM that evening.
>
> Sounds like a case where "Rescue Tape" might have been useful.  I keep mine
> in the van.  Haven't had to use it, and hope I don't, but I know it is
> there.  Worked well on a garden hose, but of course, the pressure and temp
> are much lower there than on a vehicle.
> David McNeely
>