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More Diesel Vanagon Coolant Hose Explanations
Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:25:20 -0900
In preparation for a complete replacement of my 1982 diesel Vanagon coolant hoses, I've dug up almost all the various part numbers through...
Re: Hoses Age
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 17:51:45 -0500
Technically, hoses today for your old heap *could* be 12 years old. But even if they were 20 years old, they are not necessarily...
Re: A/C hoses
Historical mailing list - James B. Morris
Mon, 10 Aug 1998 13:09:20 -0500
...A/C hoses The staggering dealer price of new A/C hoses for my 86 Syncro has sent me to the list once more...
Re: Replacing expansion tank hoses
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:58:19 -0700
...Replacing expansion tank hoses Hi All, I have a 1987 Vanagon camper. The hoses on the expansion tank are rotting out. Gas spills out...
Re: Alert on 1.9l Coolant hoses becoming NLA
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:35:00 -0700
...The hoses are 025121102A and 025121062C. If you click on my diagram page here you can see what two hoses I am talking about...
Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Fri, 22 May 2009 23:02:09 -0400
...I expect it to help prevent the heat from drying out the rubber hoses over time. I figure one a year from this point...
Re: Looking for VW-to-NAPA hose link
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:48:01 EDT
...Some of the hoses recommended in the listing fit rather loosely and will seal only by means of an overly torqued worm type hose...
Re: My Advice- Re: Coolant hose fatigue
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Wed, 26 Nov 2003 18:26:41 -0800
I believe that you are incorrect about one statement: "There's nothing special about the VW hoses". It is my understanding that VW, like...
replacing (some) hoses and all belts.....??
Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
Sat, 6 Jul 2002 18:47:56 EDT
hello listmembers, in a final, finishing (yeah never) touch to my 87 syncro project i am replacing some water hoses and all the drive...
Re: A/C conversion to R134a??
Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
Sat, 16 Jun 2001 08:53:15 -0600
R134a requires "barrier hoses" and R12 didn't--or they didn't exist then. Seems like a conversion is doomed to leak R134a without...
Re: Blowing Coolant Hoses Right and Left
Historical mailing list - Irl Carter
Wed, 28 Jun 1995 16:00:15 -0500 (CDT)
...Am I > just lucky? I've heard about the tremendous cost of the coolant hoses. > Does anyone have a breakdown on the hoses and...
Re: What's up with radiator hoses and tire size???
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:27:53 -0400
...It all makes sense now ;-) I'll look on the pillar for the OE tire size and thus I'll know which hoses to...
Re: Fuel lines (injector hoses)
Historical mailing list - Slloth
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:18:41 -0700
...Do people ever use those "crimped" hose clamps when replacing fuel lines? All of my hoses in the engine compartment had those clamps but...
Re: Will Tiico coolant hoses fit an '82 diesel
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Sun, 2 Feb 2003 13:43:10 -0800
David Brodbeck wrote: > Okay, before I take a chance on spending the money... > > Does anyone know if the coolant hoses for a Tiico will...
Re: Don't Leave Home Without Them: Hoses/Clamps
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:34:24 -0700
If you're using good quality hoses and ALL of them were replaced two years ago, you should be in real good shape. In...
Re: Maitenance Philosophy: Coolant Hoses
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Tue, 2 Jun 1998 08:14:18 -0700
...After inspecting the hoses closely though I've changed my mind. The hoses appear to be in excellent condition. I did replace some of...
Specs of hoses? pressure and temperature
Historical mailing list - Dave M
Tue, 24 Apr 2001 15:39:00 +0100
Does anyone know the specs required for the Vanagon coolant and fuel hoses? That is max pressure in psi and max temperature? I have...
Re: Coolant hoses?
Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 15:32:42 -0800
--- Rico Dagastino <Dagbear@AOL.COM> wrote: > I was faced with replacing the coolant hoses in > the engine compartment of > an 84 Vanagon. Also, the...
Part numbers request
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:00:16 -0500
...I planned all the time to replace the coolant hoses and fuel hoses. This episode just emphasized the need. In looking at the Bentley...
Inner Diameter A/C Hoses
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Mon, 18 Apr 2005 15:29:07 -0400
Hi, I need to make a repair to one of my A/C hoses. Does anyone know what the inside diameter of the rubber...
Re: What are your experiences with Silicone Coolant hoses?
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Tue, 7 Apr 2020 13:23:35 -0400
I sell the regular hoses unless I can't get it in regular and have to get it in silicon rubber. The new rubber...
A/C Hoses/fittings
Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
Sat, 7 Apr 2007 18:08:30 EDT
Hello Listless, Does anyone know the size of the hoses going to the condenser? One is bigger then the other. also the fitting sizes...
Re: What's up with radiator hoses and tire size???
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:22:36 -0400
Vans equipped with the 205 tires get a different tire tray, tire hold down rods, and yes, different hoses. The wrong hoses will ride...
Re: hoses in general
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Thu, 15 Aug 2002 21:35:57 -0400
...hoses in general That link to the Depot's page of coolant hoses and its package deal of all hoses made me wonder. I...
Re: A/C hoses
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Aug 1998 21:31:00 -0700
JFranklin wrote: > > The staggering dealer price of new A/C hoses for my 86 Syncro has sent > me to the list once more for...
Re: What are your experiences with Silicone Coolant hoses?
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Tue, 7 Apr 2020 10:20:11 -0700
Ken, do you sell silicone hoses? Do you sell regular rubber hoses? Thanks, mcneely On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 10:15 AM kenneth...
Re: Don't Leave Home Without Them: Hoses/Clamps
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:09:39 -0500
...On the beast, well , lots of hoses. I check them, but doing so requires crawling under the beast and searching out all the hoses...
Re: Fuel hoses replacement section (including the fuel injector small hoses)
Historical mailing list - Jack
Sun, 7 Nov 2004 16:34:01 -0800
...Fuel hoses replacement section (including the fuel injector small hoses) To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Do it...period! > > http://www.benplace.com/fuel_line...
Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 22 May 2009 15:20:30 -0400
...I have been putting together a kit of these hoses for folks. Usually it runs around $170. Let me know if you are interested...
Re: Coolant Hoses: Are there Grades?
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Thu, 16 Apr 1998 17:10:05 -0500
---------------------------- http://taos.midwest.net/VW/vanagon/hoses.html -------------------------- I have some coolant hose info posted at the above site maybe some will be correct...
Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 23 May 2009 23:58:09 -0500
...BTDT!! There are two short hoses with 90 degree bends that fit to the oil cooler. Both of these hoses have different sized ends...
Diesel Vanagon Coolant Hoses Available
Historical mailing list
Wed, 9 Feb 2000 13:27:53 EST
I do have diesel Vanagon hoses available as well (haven't gotten a web page set up for this as of yet though). Here...
Re: A/C hoses
Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
Mon, 10 Aug 1998 16:22:05 -0500
...A/C hoses The staggering dealer price of new A/C hoses for my 86 Syncro has sent me to the list once more...
Re: Coolant Hoses
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Sun, 27 Aug 2000 22:59:46 -0400
Garrett, the day before I was to take my van to the shop for the hose job, one of the two big hoses on...
replacing all cooling hoses
Historical mailing list
Fri, 21 Oct 94 14:24:06 PDT
Hi, For my '83 Vanagon, I like to replace all its cooling system hoses. Besides the cost of dealer hoses bing ~$900, the sections...
Coolant Hoses
Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
Thu, 27 Nov 2003 12:30:16 EST
I went to Advance Auto parts and found appropriate hoses to replace the front radiator hoses with flex hoses, one has to have a...
Re: Coolant Hose Failure Survey
Historical mailing list - A. Kimmons
Fri, 9 Apr 1999 21:40:54 +0100
I've just finished replacing all the hoses on my 87GL. I was surprised to see just how many seemed to be in pretty...
Re: Vanagon Coolant Hoses--preventative replacement?
Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
Wed, 9 Feb 2000 14:32:09 EST
Ken's post, alluding to roadside problems with hoses, made me wonder about mine. My 86 Vanagon has no apparent problems with coolant hoses...
Re: Don't Leave Home Without Them: Hoses/Clamps
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:37:15 -0500
...On the beast, well , lots of hoses. > |I check them, but doing so requires crawling under the beast > |and searching out all the hoses...
replacing long plastic coolant hoses
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:38:52 -0800
i have figured out that to replace my radiator hoses, from radiator stub hoses through the plastic hoses to the stub hoses coming off...
Re: Coolant Hoses
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Thu, 24 Aug 2000 18:19:58 EDT
Mark-- I have a tip on hoses which is I got mine recently from Ken at Van Again. Some the dealer was having trouble...
Re: difference between '85 and '87 spare tire space?
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:55:41 EDT
David, You will also need the front radiator hoses for the vans equipped with the larger 205x70x14”tires. The hoses are slightly larger...
84 Vanagon Bursting Coolant Hoses
Historical mailing list - Jack Loranger
Wed, 7 Mar 2007 22:37:02 -0800
Hi all, I have an 84 water-cooled gas engine Vanagon that has been blowing coolant hoses one after another. First it was the...
Re: Coolant hoses for '84 NLA - what are people using?
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:58:42 -0500
...The plastic pipes have a very thick wall and the hoses need to be larger to fit.That is why two diffeent hoses are...
About those fuel hoses...
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Thu, 5 Apr 2007 10:33:54 -0400
So i thought i bought good FI hoses 2 years ago, i had a good deal on good quality hoses, a 50feet roll... it...
Re: My Advice- Re: Coolant hose fatigue
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Wed, 26 Nov 2003 18:33:57 -0500
.> VW holds the patents on these hoses and if it wants to it can prevent any aftermarket manufacturer from making replacement hoses. There are...
1987 Westy Fuel Line hoses inside diameters
Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:08:40 +0100
I am planning to replace all 19887 Westy fuel system hoses. Can anyone inform me about exact inside diameters of hoses: 1. Fuel tank...
Fuel Injection hoses - Again!!!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:39:47 -0600
...Would you beleive???? It was the short hoses on the injectors. they had given up the ghost. Now these hoses were new this month...
Re: Coolant hoses for '84 NLA - what are people using?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:16:09 -0500
I have been using the newer hoses on the older vans. The very end of the hose (the last 1 1/2") is the...
Re: Coolant hoses for '84 NLA - what are people using?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:26:32 -0500
Are you saying, Roger, that the hoses intended for the plastic pipes can be used with the older (stock) metal pipes? Mike Roger Sisler...
Re: Looking for VW-to-NAPA hose link
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:59:14 -0500
...In the last year, I've replaced several small hoses and one broken plastic fitting, so the smaller hoses nearer the block and exhaust...
Re: Coolant Hoses
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Fri, 25 Aug 2000 01:47:53 -0400
> My question is that since I doubt that most of the Vanagons have had all > their hoses replaced ever, is there certain hoses that...
Engine - Braided Hoses
Historical mailing list - karen davis
Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:09:32 +0000
Engine has some various sizes of braided hoses. I know it's original stock. Any idea where you can get this same type of...
Re: burning van
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:57:32 -0700
Hi Mia Here are a few resources for replacing fuel hoses. Also, you may want to search the vanagon archives. Since your van is...
Re: Heater hoses
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Thu, 15 Mar 2001 08:55:01 -0500
...Heater hoses > Was under the van this last weekend and notices that the heater hoses are > very soft and appear to be thin on...
Replacing water hoses
Historical mailing list - Tim Wise
Mon, 21 Oct 1996 16:01:54 -0500
...My '87 Westy Weekender has broken two water hoses in the past six weeks and had a cracked coolant reservoir. I was wondering whether...
Re: hoses in general
Historical mailing list - anthony kimmons
Thu, 15 Aug 2002 20:51:22 -0500
...hoses in general > > That link to the Depot's page of coolant hoses and its package deal of > all > hoses made me wonder. I...
Re: 2.1 hose price deal
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:59:29 -0400
...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: Fw: melting lower thermostat housing-replacing hoses
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 8 Mar 2013 00:56:27 -0500
The original hoses do last a real long time. Once they are replaced with the aftermarket stuff you are possibly looking at 5 years...
Re: Maitenance Philosophy: Coolant Hoses
Historical mailing list - marcus
Tue, 2 Jun 1998 12:45:09 -0700
Replacing coolant hoses without problems is a waste of money. My van is 14 years old and I have had to splice the hose...