I performed this exact operation on my coolant pipes about three years ago.
No problems whatsoever.

John Philcox
'85 GL
Newport, RI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Collins" <collins.90@osu.edu>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 11:02 PM
Subject: rusting coolant pipes

> One of the metal coolant pipes on my 84 GL is severly rusted to the point
of dripping.  Wonder if anyone has just cut off the pipe further up and
replaced it with rubber hose?  Would this cause any problems in the future?
I'm on a limited budget at the moment and need to get this and the clutch
disk, muffler, clutch slave, and another bad leak near the water pump fixed
without breaking the bank.
>
> Pat