David, In a pinch once I used FI hose for one of those. Don't. The coolant didn't bother it, but in a year the heat baked it hard. From an independent auto shop, I got "5/16 inch (8.0mm) premium heater hose made in the USA by the Gates corporation." 67 cents a foot! Also works for all those little hoses to the perimeter pipe. GP 87 Wolfsburg On 9/1/2013 10:21 AM, David M wrote: > I'm about to refill my lost coolant. I'll be adding Prestone Extended Life in 50-50 dilution. > We have very hard water, should I use distilled water to refill? > Also, what are the specs of the hose that goes from the refill tank to the overflow tank? > Cannot find it on the Bus Depot site. > > I asked at O'Reilly and all they had of the right size was fuel injection hose at $4.50 a foot. I would need 2 feet (really I only need about 20 inches). > > David (1987 Wolfsburg) > > > > > ________________________________ > |
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