I have these in stock.  They are $42 new.  I need to know if your van is a
manual or automatic as they had two different ones but they are both the
same price.  I try to keep these critical, normally dealer-only parts for
the coolant system in stock so that if you are on the road, etc. you can
call me and I can overnight it.  Let me know if I can help.

Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
http://www.vanagain.com
Phone: (856)-327-4936
Fax: (856)-327-2242

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Spooner, Robert E.
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 11:32 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: 1.9 L cooling question

A buddy of mine has an 85 westy.  He had a piece of the cooling system
break, necessitating a tow home.  He asked me to come over and look at it.
Anyway, the cooling system looks differently than my old 2.1 l, and
certainly different than my TIICo now.

The piece that broke is on the left front of the engine compartment.  It
looks like a Siamese-union for out and back hoses.  There is another smaller
jumper-hose coming into the top union, with what looks like a small valve on
it.

What is the purpose of this piece?  Can it be eliminated?  If it cannot be
eliminated, where is the best place to acquire this piece?

Bob
East Haddam, CT