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• Blowing coolant hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 14:06:43 CST6CDT
  ...Not to be a doomsayer, BUT i fear the person with coolant hoses blowing out is getting combustion pressure into the cooling system and...
• Re: ???NAPA Coolant Hoses???
  Historical mailing list - Kris S. Seago
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 13:37:00 -0500
  ...8:25, George Goff wrote: > >> Where can I find the listing of NAPA coolant hoses which can be used >> on a Vanagon? >> >> Thanks, >> George >
• Re: problem with front radiator hoses coming loose from plastic pipes
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:24:10 -0800
  On 2/27/07, David Clarkson <Dvdclarksn@aol.com> wrote: > > Has anyone on the list ever had problems with the front radiator hoses > coming...
• Cleaning and Preserving coolant hoses
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:08:49 -0400
  ...As for the coolant hoses, what can I use to clean them and is there anything I should do to preserve them while they...
• Re: heater hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 08:39:38 -0700
  You can still get OE heater hoses for the '84 at the dealer- for a price. The stuff from the engine to the T...
• Fw: 83 heater hoses. VW or FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - jim&kim
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 10:59:30 -0700
  ...Jim > > > > > What are my options for replacing the heating hoses that go from the > engine > > to the front heater core and from the "T...
• Re: GoWesty power steering hoses
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 12 Jun 2023 22:20:44 -0400
  ...I’m pretty Sure my current hoses were from BusDepot installed by Dennis. And my Power steering rack is from Vanagain and doing fine...
• Y-Joint Connecting Rubber Coolant Hoses (Where can I find this part?)
  Historical mailing list - The Van
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 16:56:14 -0400
  I had a steady stream of antifreeze dripping from a joint towards the back of my '84 Vanagon where three rubber hoses come together...
• Re: 2.1 hose price deal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:19:18 -0500
  ...For example the two big hoses up front did >>> >>> >>not >> >> >>>need to be replaced. Heater hoses may easily be >>> >>> >>by >> >> >>>passed in a pinch...
• Re: 81 Air cooled... Engine conversion options??
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 11:33:57 -0500
  This might be obvious, but would suggest using a WBX radiator and hoses. New if possible. And FWIW, the 1.9 cooling system works...
• Re: running hot....any ideas? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 15:19:05 -0500
  Larry, Chris' last post said the radiator hoses were not hot after 15 mins... sounds like a flow problem, not a sensor problem. Bad...
• AC refurb
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 11 May 2011 20:01:54 -0700
  ...I'm pretty sure I'm going to need to replace all of the AC hoses (they're over 25 years old!) and replace...
• Re: Coolant Hoses (was Coolant - What color?)
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 21:38:04 -0500
  Don't everybody forget Jim Davis's/syncrohead excellent post (last year?) detailing how to get all these hoses cheap by using off the...
• Re: Spring Cleaning an Air-cooled Motor
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 17:16:05 -0500
  <snip> Air Cooled engines have lots of hoses with clamps and the hoses need periodic replacement to avoid the flaming death situation. <snip> A...
• Re: Power Steering Hose
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 11:25:59 -0400
  I found a shop to make up new hoses (using the original fittings). They did the job in less than a half hour and...
• Re: Coolant hose blues, best replacement kit?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 9 May 2024 12:40:27 -0400
  ...So need hoses from engine to the two hoses coming off the radiator, and pipes. And other hoses I may not know about! > > As...
• Re: A puzzling cooling sys. question...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:55:07 -0700
  I think this has to do with the size of the spare tire and potential interference with the front hoses. Mark Daniel Schmitz wrote...
• Re: Brrr - is it always so cold in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 11:43:28 -0500
  ...I have thought of insulating the hoses on my > Syncro, so less heat will radiate off the hoses, and more will radiate off > in...
• Need help from L.P. gas hose guys
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:30:11 -0700
  I need to connect two LP gas hoses together and need help with the connector. The two hoses are Marshall Gas Controls P/N...
• Re: fuel hose sleeve alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:57:44 -0500
  ...DId you do all 4 hoses to the injector rails and the incomming and outgoing tank hoses? how many feet did you order? I...
• Re: Leaky Rear Heater - anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 15:09:55 -0400
  You could just pinch them off, but it depends on what kind of shape the hoses are in. Make sure and check that the...
• Re: Need hoses, dont know what they are called, help needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:19:47 -0700
  ...I have seen a coil spring inside some of those breather hoses.. to keep them from collapsing. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL...
• replacing hoses on oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 9 May 2011 21:58:20 -0400
  ...Seems like I remember people saying to cut the hoses and remove the oil cooler to do it? Any other critical tips? Is it...
• Re: Cooling system drivel (getting shorter...)
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Sun, 19 Feb 1995 07:02:52 -0800 (PST)
  ...flow and be warm. (Look underneath and you'll see two big hoses going forward ((radiator)) and two smaller hoses routed with them ((heater.))
• Re: Backfire thru intake ?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 09:20:46 -0500 (CDT)
  ...One way to protect that expensive piece of equipment is to NOT use clamps on the various large vacuum hoses that go to the...
• fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 12:57:46 EST
  ...does anyone know if i should just replace the two hoses on each or if i need to replace the plastic containers. it looks...
• Re: ALERT! Brand new fuel hoses failing!!!!
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:50:44 -0400
  ...My hoses > have been exposed to fuel for less than 1 week. All the hoses are very > soft now. One failed. > > > - The name of...
• Re: Which coolant hoses to replace on an 85 1.9 L motor?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:07:49 -0800
  ...Personally I think 'all new hoses' as a job is a rip off somewhat.. some of these hoses are the best ever made on...
• Re: Leaky A/C in an '89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dave L
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 17:14:10 -0400
  ...The hoses may be disconnected from the drip pan (this was my case), or the hoses could be clogged. Two things about reinstalling make...
• Re: Removing the rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Apr 2004 22:24:13 -0400
  ...Cap off the hoses or better yet, remove the tees and replace with straight fittings. Shunting the rear heater will reduce flow to the...
• Re: Lowering Cooling Sys pressure
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sun, 2 May 1999 23:49:27 -0400
  ...worth of hoses in your > > >engine > > > > > compartment, did you? And I didn't even replace the radiator hoses up > > >front > > > > > > > > > > or the hoses to...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Mon, 6 Apr 2020 16:48:52 -0400
  ...some of the hoses are boogers. this is not like > replacing the two hoses that an ordinary engine has. > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2020...
• Re: Plastic coolant hoses
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 09:17:09 -0700
  My rubber hoses have about 61,000 miles on them with no problems. I think they are much more resistant to cracking than are...
• Re: ALERT! Brand new fuel hoses failing!!!!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:07:12 -0700
  ...My hoses > have been exposed to fuel for less than 1 week. All the hoses are very > soft now. One failed. > > > - The name of...
• Re: Help Ordering Parts
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 11:01:12 -0600
  PSavage wrote: > 'Morning List, > I am going to follow the advice of many Listees & change all the fuel line > hoses in my '85 Westy...
• Re: Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Joerg Rieger
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 17:21:59 -0500 (CDT)
  ...At that time, VW told me that Diesel hoses are not even in stock in the U.S. :-( Fortunately, my brother came in from...
• Coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 07:56:51 -0800
  ...I remember some vendor had a kit of all the coolant hoses in the engine compartment ['85 Westy in this case] . Anyone remember who...
• coolant renewal/flushing procedures (james lu)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 03 May 94 20:54:36 CDT
  ...Turn off the water, disconnect BOTH hoses, and let the water run out of both hoses. Reconnect both hoses to the engine block. 6...
• OK to disconnect Heater core ?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Wed, 30 May 2001 18:14:35 -0400
  ...Well I am strapped on time right now and replacing all the coolant hoses. So I am going to by pass the front heater...
• Coolant Hose Inside Diameter Reducers
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:04:49 -0300
  A few weeks ago I asked what people were doing when replacing the two coolant hoses going from the bleeder valve to the metal...
• Re: Don't Leave Home Without Them: Hoses/Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:40:57 -0700
  ...Hoses/Clamps >> >> >> I just finished a hose replacement project on my 2.1 so this may not >> apply >>> but of all the 20 y...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 6 Apr 2020 11:28:47 -0700
  ...Alistair > On Apr 6, 2020, at 11:13 AM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > To make removal of old hoses easier, use something...
• Re: Further advice on AC repair needed
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 15:47:58 -0500
  I just had a few hoses made up for my 84. The longest one (from the compressor all the way to the top of...
• Re: raw fuel smell at idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 19:32:14 -0600
  ...If your hoses are original or haven't been changed since you purchased the van, replace all the fuel hoses. An 85 model is...
• Re: Fuel Lines...my turn! And a replacement question.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 25 May 2005 16:40:18 -0400
  I noticed that some vanagon origional equipment hoses were made in France.Who knows rubber better than the french (indochina and all)?I trust...
• Using American hose clamps on fuel injector hoses ok?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:47:10 -0800
  I took my 85 Westy to a shop the other day had them replace the old little short hoses on the fuel injectors. When...
• Help replacing A/C hoses on '89 Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Fri, 17 May 1996 16:46:50 -0500
  Hi, My Vanagon has developed a leak in the long A/C hoses that run the length of the car. Has anyone replaced them...
• Alt. hoses - again!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 16:55:11 -0400
  ...My question is does anyone know of a post that lists alternative hoses for 83.5 to 85 Vanagons? I have seen the other...
• WHERE to get water lines for 85?
  Historical mailing list - Mercedes Dzindzeleta
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:20:19 -0500
  We need to replace the water hoses/lines on our 1985 Westy. 1.9L Automatic. Where or where to purchase new hoses/lines? Bus...
• Cooling Hose Cross Reference List -Where is it?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Thu, 25 May 2006 19:13:45 -0400
  I remember seeing at one time someone's excellent job of cross referencing OE VW hoses to generic hoses available at FLAPSs. Can anyone...
• Re: AC 134a refrigerant leak down
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 8 May 2013 14:11:44 +0000
  My understanding is if you do not replace your A/C hoses with the new 134 barrier hoses, your system will leak over time...
• Re: Hoses on fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 22:46:36 -0400
  ...Hoses on fuel injectors > Hi, > Are the small ( @2" ) rubber hoses that are attached to the fuel > injectors replaceable?. Anybody had any success removing...
• Re: front brake hoses too short?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 2 Aug 2014 18:09:29 -0400
  ...17:11 Dan Barrett <dbx@POBOX.COM> napisał(a): > Friends: > > I've replaced all the brake lines and hoses on my 1990 2WD, as...
• Re: Coolant hose blues, best replacement kit?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 2024 09:53:19 +0000
  ...So need hoses from engine to the two hoses coming off the radiator, and pipes.  And other hoses I may not know about! > > As...
• Re: Happy Holidays to all, and to all a question about hoses
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:46:19 -0600
  To that end, I can report that there is a replacement hose available from Orielly's, and anywhere Gates hoses are sold. It is...
• Re: 2-week wait on a diesel water hose?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 10:06:34 -0400
  ...This was a lot cheaper than buying hoses that you describe. Some time after I found a fitting that would have helped. IT was...
• Re: Radiator hoses in air cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 13:48:55 -0500
  ...Radiator hoses in air cooled? > > In my (recently purchased) 81 Westy I found a radiator (heat exchanger) > behind the front grill. I traced the...
• fuel injector hoses
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 15:36:56 -0400
  Ok how do I remove the hoses from my fuel injectors, all four injectors are new as of a few years ago, but I...
• Re: Removing rear heater in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 20:44:47 -0400
  ...The heater hoses should be plugged, not looped together. Same effect as closing the valve. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: Air intake elbow; was Re: Clutch Chatter...
  Historical mailing list - WaywrdCyc
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 07:42:49 EST
  ...Now for the breather hoses, poke them thru the holes you made. there's a good chance that they will seal fine like this...