When my hoses got to about 170K, I got a bit worried, too. Checked the prices and too Bobby McFerrin's advice. Now have close to 350K and I still don't worry and I still am happy. Actually, I've had several hoses go over the years, but they've all been the smaller ones till this spring, when one of the big preformed ones lost an end. It is now 1/2 inch shorter and is till happy. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Berkemer <berky@WIN.BRIGHT.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 4:06 PM Subject: Re: A Tale of two hoses
> > O.K. any dealers out there want to put together a hose package of imported > > vanagon hoses? Maybe this could be a $300 or 350 package deal if enough of us > > jumped in. Maybe I'm dreaming as well. Those 170,000 mile hoses on my 84 westy > > are getting very tired. > > Bob > Menomonie WI > > > The moral of this story: Although hoses from NAPA, etc may be cheaper than > > those from Germany, it has been my experience that they don't last as > > long/hold up as well. Your hoses need to be replaced if they haven't been in > > the past 8 years/150k miles. |
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