Are you sure it's obsolete.  I had the same thing happen 3 years ago on my
'85.  VW had a new one in my hands withing a week.

Scott

--------Original Message-----
---From: Vanagon Mailing List
---[mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
---Of Stuart MacMillan
---Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 11:52 AM
---To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
---Subject: Help! Cooling hose coupling needed! (conversion
---folks have one
---you don't need?)
---
---
---The H shaped plastic coupling next to the expansion tank
---split in two on my
---'84, leaving me dead in the water, so to speak, at the peak
---of summer here
---in Seattle.
---
---This part is obsolete, and only used on the '83-'85
---waterboxer.  See Ken
---Wilford's chart for location, it's part #29 at
---http://www.vanagain.com/19lchc.htm.
---
---Maybe one of you conversion folks out there has one lying
---around?  I can
---send a photo if you think you might.
---
---Boston Bob?  Maybe you have one in a corner someplace.
---
---It's fairly complex, so fabricating one out of copper would
---be difficult,
---but may be the only option.
---
---TIA,
---
---Stuart MacMillan
---'84 Westy w/2.1