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Date:         Thu, 19 Mar 1998 20:06:55 -0800
Reply-To:     Marilyn Nelson-Ehret <ehretrm@SEANET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Marilyn Nelson-Ehret <ehretrm@SEANET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oil Breather Hose Problem!
Comments: To: Erlaz <Erlaz@AOL.COM>
Comments: cc: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Don't ever buy from the VW dealer unless you have to.  I got a replacement
breather for my 90 Syncro at the local parts store by measuring the length and
diameter and getting from their bulk pipe roll.  Since they didn't have metric
sizes, I got what was close and muscled it on.  Roger Ehret, Gig Harbor.


Erlaz wrote:


> I recently noticed that a hose coming out of the breather (025-115-451)
> heading to the fuel injector system has large cracks in it and it appears that
> oil is spraying all over the engine.
> Is this a special hose (N900-725-01) or can there be a  substitute repacement
> for it? The dealer will only sell me a 3 meter legth of it for $45. It is only
> about 10" long and 3/4" in dia. Any ideas?
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