only when they bust, I have some hoses that are original (90 GL) and have
261,000 mile of coolant through them.  On the other side, the first one to
go was the little angled one to the oil cooler.  No hose has been
replaced...therefore I would say hoses are god for at least 150,000 on an
average.

Jere
90 GL
88 GL

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Joseph Tu
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 10:15 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Coolant Hose Life Expectancy

Hi,

What are general life expectancy's for the hoses in a van, coolant
primarily. Bentley doesn't say anything about how often those should be
replaced or I just didn't read carefully. I guess it would also depend on
enviroment and other factors. Are people changing hoses out at set
intervals?

Joe