David,

It is possible for us to mold repro's of these parts.
However, a cheaper/easier solution may be to have a stainless steel tube
spider/s welded up and use conventional hoses to make the appropriate
connections. They would be permanent, trouble free and only the conventional
hoses would need the occasional replacement.

-Steven Dodson
Kneeland, CA
"Inga" the 87 Syncro

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of David Brodbeck
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 9:32 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: NLA hoses (was: Re: [VANAGON] '85 Vanagon Fix - Corroded
Coolant Lines)

While we're on the subject, what are diesel owners doing about those weird
3- and 4-armed hoses that are NLA for '82 models?  Mine look and feel
okay, but the idea of blowing one and not being able to get a replacement
worries me.

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