Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 06:45:35 -0500
Reply-To: "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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From: "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Fw: melting lower thermostat housing
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I agree with Frank. What I have seen is that the original hoses went a
good 15 years without needing replacement unless they were contaminated
with oil or overheated. However there are still folks out there that have
original hoses on their vans. If your van is a 91 that means your hoses
are 22 years old. They just graduated from college! Don't you think it is
time to let them go and live their own lives :-) If you have an 84 Vanagon
the hoses are 29 years old. They have already gotten divorced, lost their
jobs and are living in the basement. You need to kick them out! It is for
their own good. :-)
Hoses get old, they wear out. Unless you like sitting on the side of the
road waiting for a tow truck on a cold, dark night, why don't you replace
your hoses this spring and have a fresh start. The aftermarket hoses are
good for at least 10 years so you won't have to worry about it for a long
time, if ever. And you can have the peace of mind that at least, you won't
be broken down waiting for me to ship you one of those special preformed
hoses express mail so you can continue on your trip this summer. :-)
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 5:51 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote:
> That's a bit excessive. Cost of doing that is $500 ~ $600 IF you
> can get all the hoses ! As someone who works on these van all this time
> for the last 10 ~ 15 years I have not seen this as necessary. Yes, some of
> the hoses need replacing now and then but every 2~3 years ! Most folks
> would give up on these vans if that were true.
>
>
> On 2013-03-07, at 9:21 PM, Automatic digest processor <
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
>
> > Hoses, crack and deteriorate from the inside out. And should be replaced
> > every 2 to 3 years! They will look great on the outside, and be cracked
> to
> > pieces on the inside.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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