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Date:         Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:59:20 -0400
Reply-To:     mike riley <mkriley1@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mike riley <mkriley1@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 7mm braided coolant hose, overflow to pressure
Comments: To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <033d01d0c638$4a54bd00$defe3700$@gmail.com>
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every hose that fit is not suitable for the application. mike PS try putting fuel injection hose on your brake reservoir

> From: stuartmacm@gmail.com > To: mkriley1@HOTMAIL.COM; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: RE: 7mm braided coolant hose, overflow to pressure > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:43:45 -0700 > > You may not be able to find the OEM hose, but a large vacuum hose or > standard, more flexible, low pressure fuel hose should work. Check your > FLAPS, they will sell various hose sizes by the foot. As long as it fits > snugly, this hose doesn't need a clamp because it is not under any pressure, > you just don't want it falling off from vibration. > > Even a piece of vinyl tubing from Lowes or HD should work fine. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > mike riley > Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 10:00 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: 7mm braided coolant hose, overflow to pressure > > thanks, > they did not have the right stuff. > the oem hose has a black covering with a red thread in it to differentiate > it from fuel hose which gets hard and stiff with coolant use and from brake > line hose which has a blue liner. I still have the oem hose which is getting > short from trimming the ends every decade. Still soft and supple after all > these years and works without a hose clamp. > mike > > From: jondvo@gmail.com > Subject: Re: 7mm braided coolant hose, overflow to pressure > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:39:26 -0600 > To: mkriley1@hotmail.com > > Notice GAS has changed. Try Belmetric, they have the proper size but don't > see red color > > Sent from a rotary phone > On Jul 24, 2015, at 10:23 AM, mike riley <mkriley1@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > no luck there they don't seem to have any hoses > > > Subject: Re: 7mm braided coolant hose, overflow to pressure > > From: jondvo@gmail.com > > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:03:39 -0600 > > CC: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > To: mkriley1@HOTMAIL.COM > > > > I believe German auto supply may have that > > > > Sent from a rotary phone > > > > > On Jul 24, 2015, at 8:36 AM, mike riley <mkriley1@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > > > anybody know who carries the oem braided cooling line with the red > thread on the cover. Just ordered the part from one of our suppliers and got > 5/16 fuel injection hose. TOO STIFF and WRONG SIZE need to use a hose clamp > on it unlike the OEM stuff > > = >


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