At 11:06 PM 4/13/98 -0400, Alan Pickersgill wrote: >Will be checking and replacing all necessary water hoses, pipes and the >fuel lines (saw the pictures of burned out hulks). What about the plastic >part where hoses come together on the back of the engine compartment >(bleeder valve in it ) does this need to be replaced? > >All advice appreciated. > > >Alan Pickersgill >Ottawa, Ontario >Canada >'85 Transporter (modified as camper) 183,000km ********************************************** That plastic part - only if you break the 8mm plastic fitting that goes to the bypass hose would you need to replace it. When removing the 7mm hose from that piece, use a razor to slit apart the hose from the fitting. If you try to pull it off (like I did), it snaps right off like the cheap plastic it is and it's time to shell out about $50us for a new one.
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