Date:         Sat, 1 Aug 1998 23:55:13 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes57@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes57@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: intermittent coolant leak
Comments: To: Björn <bratjen@DIRECT.CA>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM

Unless you are eliminating the oil cooler, these elbows are your only choice
for reliability.  The fit here is critical and poor material will fail soon
due to the placement of the exhaust.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Björn <bratjen@DIRECT.CA>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, July 31, 1998 3:34 PM
Subject: intermittent coolant leak


I found the intermittent coolant leak which had puzzled me for a couple of
days. When my V-belt came off during my trip it must have damaged one of the
rubber elbows which connect to the oil cooler on my 87 Syncro. They are
towards the bottom left of the waterpump.

VW dealers don't have them in stock and want can$43 each for those elbows
which are bout four inches long. (On the fiche or part catalogue they have
the numbers 4 and 6) Unfortunately the elbow seems to have different
diameters on both ends so it is not easy to substitute.

Are there any out there or has someone found a good substitute?

Thanks,

Björn

P.S. I am serious.





Björn Ratjen

Mill Bay, B.C.

1987 Syncro Est Alia (self camperized)
1995 Passat TD
(1982 Vanagon Diesel)
1979 VW Bus (self- camperized)