Try to stay with name brand hoses such as Gates. Note that you must be careful to match the end sizes and the bend radiuses carefully as part of a hoses job includes absorbing vibration. When you complete your set up you should purchase enough material to have a spare set. You will find within a few years that the after market hoses will not last as long as the original and unexpected failures will happen. This is both due to quality and design. Especially any hose that is modified or stretched to fit a fitting it was not designed. As I learned to work on cars back in the days of all hoses getting replaced every two years,(when there was only 4 or 5 hoses), I am cautious replacing hoses that have lasted over 150K. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Paulo <paulagon@YAHOO.COM> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM> Date: Thursday, April 16, 1998 7:00 PM Subject: Coolant Hoses: Are there Grades?
>I'm going to go to a local parts store with a ton of random coolant >hoses from my Syncro and try to match old to new hoses. Is there any >kind I should look for or avoid? > >Perhaps a benign question?? Respond directly to:paulagon@yahoo.com. > >Thanks > >Paul >86 Syncro - 190K > > > > >_________________________________________________________ >DO YOU YAHOO!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > |
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