A couple months (or low amount of miles later) after getting my '88 Westy cooling system pressure tested at one shop, the next shop found a small weep at that coolant tower. (this is part of what prompted me to rebuild most of the cooling system which included a stainless steel coolant tower. So many hoses!) At the OP: if possible, make sure shop that pressure tests and inspects the cooling system is Vanagon aware at the very least. Neil.
On 7/11/15, SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > most cars front engine have maybe ..say 8 to 10 hoses. . > in a vanagon the cooling system parts are spread throughout the entire > vehicle. > > here's a fun one .. > VW cleverly hid the Coolant Distribution Tower behind the firewall on > 2.1 waterboxer vans. > A few times I've seen a plastic hose nipple for a heater hose just > crumble.
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