Date:         Thu, 11 May 2017 09:21:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Use 1.25" Semi Truck (Heater?) Hose for Main Coolant Hose?
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
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Hi Alistair.

Thanks. Good to know. I'll be viewing the new hose soon and may be
able to check hose specs online then.

I *think* this new hose has a thinner wall construction than the
marine hose you write of. But. The Gates Vulco flex hoses I'm
replacing may not have a thick wall and have held up for about 8 years
and 50-70K miles.

If this hose is sufficient, it would eliminate a bunch of extra unions
and transitions.

re: engine swaps. If I only knew then what (little) I know now!

Neil.

On 5/11/17, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Years ago I replaced one steel coolant line with marine hose, rubber.
> Greenline I think. This was in my old 82 diesel that I converted to 1800
> gasser. It worked fine for the 10 years I ran that van. This was full length
> from engine to rad. But one caveat, it was only the one line that was
> replaced, I ran the new line rubber line parallel to remaining steel. It was
> a tight fit through the body members. I don't think I could have ran two
> rubber lines.
>
> Alistair
>
>
>> On May 11, 2017, at 8:01 AM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>> I intend to replace 2 coolant flex hoses on my Vanagon with 1.25" hose
>> from my local semi truck repair shop. It's on order. It's application
>> may be for a semi truck heater core circuit.

--
Neil n

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