Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 07:34:51 -0700
Reply-To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject: Re: Need Vacuum hose connector part
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Hi there,
This part can be replaced by being a bit creative among the brass fittings
at Home Depot.
I looked for the same part at Camelback VW, which is not far from my home,
and after a while of searching, we found it on their fiche. Bad news was
that the stupid little piece of plastic was over $20. Figured if I had to I
would, but went and checked the brass tubing fittings area at Home Depot
and, sure enough, found parts to work.
The larger hose is 12 mm (1/2 inch) and the smaller is, I believe, about 6mm
(1/4 inch). You'll want to bring both with you so you can actually try the
fit (in other words, don't trust my memory on this!).
I found a fitting which was 1/2" on one end and somewhat smaller than I
needed on the other, so I bought (or actually they gave me) a 1 inch length
of clear plastic hose to fit over the small end. One end or the other, or
maybe both are threaded, but that doesn't seem to matter.
This was a slip fit and worked pretty well, but there were no barbs to hold
the assembly in place so I used a hose clamp on each end. This has been
working for over 200K miles.
If you need a photo of this, let me know, but it will take a little while.
Good luck,
Karl Wolz
----- Original Message -----
From: Donald Baxter <donald.baxter@TRANSCORE.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 6:56 AM
Subject: Need Vacuum hose connector part
> Hey folks,
>
> I discovered why my van wouldn't idle with the AC running--a step down
> connector for a vacuum hose has broken. While I tried to super glue it
back
> together (it worked for a day), I need to find a replacement. VW (dealer
> Jim Ellis, Chamblee, Georgia, and one of the banes of my existence) so far
> has been NO help--they don't even show the part in their diagrams. This
is
> odd since Bentley show the part very clearly in their diagram of the
vacuum
> system.
>
> If any of you have this part on a used bus (it would have to be one with
AC
> and power steering) and would sell me one i would be forever grateful.
This
> part is for an '85 model. There are two white switches against the back
of
> the passenger side of the van behind the air box--mounted on the firewall.
> These switches boost the idle when the AC is on or the power steering is
> turned fully to lock. There is a "Y" hose that connects those two
switches
> to a larger vacuum hose and there is a connector (plastic/nylon) that
> attaches that "Y" hose to a larger vacuum hose. The connector is what i
> need. This is diagrammed on page 24.24b of the Bentley manual for the
> Vanagon.
>
> Jim Ellis VW says they'll run a search for this part for me--but if my
> experience is ANY indication with them; I'll not hear from them again. I
> think they're too busy hawking New Beetles to sell parts on 15 year old
VWs.
>
>
> ___________________________________________________
>
> Donald Baxter TransCore
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>
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