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Subject:Re: difference between '85 and '87 spare tire space?
From:Mark Dorm
Date:Fri, 1 Sep 2000 01:38:05 PDT

Wonder if this is playing a roll in why the 2.1's aren't going as many miles
as the 1.9's before need a full rebuild...... yes, no, maybe???

>From: Robert Lilley <Wolfvan88@AOL.COM>
>
>David,
>You will also need the front radiator hoses for the vans equipped with the
>larger 205x70x14��tires.  The hoses are slightly larger to accommodate the
>increased demand on the engine with the wider tires (They take more power
>to push then the narrower tires and cause the engine to generate more heat
>so VW put in larger hoses for the radiator to flow more coolant. And the
>hoses are shaped differently to accommodate the increased distance the tire
>rest is from the top.
>
>The cheapest solution is to keep the steel as a spare with a set of lugs
>and bolts.
>Keep a check on your temp gauge to see if your temps increase, you might
>then need to go to the lager hoses
>
>
>Robert

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