Thanks Joel - lots of good info - saw the fuel hose kit on Ken's website as well as the cooling hose info. - didn't see any reference to buying some from napa tho-  but anyway - thanks for your help!
  
Peace,
Marla
'87 Westy Van Morrison
----- Original Message -----
From: Joel Walker
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 5:42 PM
To: Marla Stelk
Subject: Re: Need help with hose from therm to radiator
  
radiator...?  Why is there a difference of hoses to buy
for the second hose that is differentiated by the type
of tires you have?

cause the alloy wheels (silver-looking ones) are wider
than the regular black (or grey) steel ones. the alloys
have five "spokes" and the steel ones have a lot of
little cutout holes around the inside of the wheel.
anyway, the alloy wheels had a 205 size tire on them,
and that stuck out too much for the radiator hoses up
in the spare tire hole. and vw was too cheap to use a
hose that was long enough to bend out of the way on all
their buses ... by using TWO size hoses, they must have
saved 2 cents per bus!!

I want to replace both hoses at the same time as they
are both of the same age and cracking, etc.  Any help
would be appreciated.

a good idea, since you'll have to replace all the
coolant each time you take a coolant hose loose. :)
http://www.vanagain.com has a kit, i think ... and a
diagram telling you which hoses can be bought from napa
locally.

Also, anything I should know about before replacing my
fuel injection line?

just be sure to buy ONLY reinforced fuel-injection
rated hoses!  it has a layer of nylon reinforcing, that
you can see when you look at the ends of the hose. if
it does NOT have that, the hose won't stand up to the
45psi pressure of the fuel system, and it will swell up
like a balloon <don't ask how i know> ... possibly
bursting on you.

from the tank to the fuel pump is a different size from
all the rest. i think it's like 10mm and the rest is
8mm. you'll want to get a couple of dozen new clamps,
too.

take it slow and do one hose at a time. measure the new
hose one inch longer than the old hose. trust me on
this. :) it makes a difference ... the old hose has
shrunk and if you make the new one exactly the same
length, it won't be enough.

i started at the fuel tank on the passenger side and
worked my way back to the engine. then did the hoses on
the engine, then went forward to the fuel tank along
the driver's side. it helps to jack up the bus and
remove the right rear tire when you get to that little
hose up in there. it's hard to reach up in there with
the wheel in the way.  the one on the driver's side of
the engine, going toward the fuel tank is also hard ...
the wheel is in the way again.

hope it helps. good luck!
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