Thanks Simon!  I'll get the heater hose and replace the rest with that (unfortunately I spent the dough and bought the whole set already from Bus Depot).  The guy at Bus Depot said he'd never replaced them before - all he knew was from their not-so-clear diagram so he wasn't much help.  Thanks for the tips!

Peace,
Marla
'87 Westy Van "Morrison"
  
----- Original Message -----
From: Simon Reinhardt
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 11:13 AM
To: Marla Stelk
Subject: Re: Wierd cooling hose rigging
  
Hi Marla,
My #9 would appear to do the same thing as what you're describing, and  
it's definitely a molded, VW part.
Where both hoses disappear at the front, is just above the radiator  
fan- they go to (and from) the front heater core.
This is on an '86 syncro Westy w/aux. heater.
FWIW, you don't need to use VW-specific parts to replace your hoses.  
I'm currently in the middle of an engine swap, and I've replaced all of  
my heater hose with off-the-shelf 5/8" generic heater hose. Fits  
perfectly, much cheaper.
-Simon

On Wednesday, October 9, 2002, at 06:26  AM, Marla Stelk wrote:

> Hi volks,
>
> Thank you everyone who sent me diagrams, etc. regarding the cooling  
> system as I set out to change all my hoses.  I came across some  
> oddities with my van, however, that has thrown the guys at Bus Depot  
> for a loop as well.  The mysterious #9 hose (according to their  
> diagram) has been found.  However, mine is 38" while the standard for  
> VW is evidently 26".  Instead of going from the pipe on the drivers  
> side to the driver's side of the rear heater, it passes over the  
> transmission to the passenger's side.  At that point, it connects to a  
> "T" where a second hose goes from the top of the "T" disappears into  
> the heater.  Another hose connects to the opposite side of the "T"  
> from the "9" hose and follows along with the cooling pipes up toward  
> the radiator.  They do not go into the radiator, however, from what I  
> can see under the van.  They seem to just go up and  
> disappear....beyond the spare tire cavity.  My number "8" hose from  
> the coolant distributor T does the same thing.  And my hose from the  
> coolant distributor to the cylinder on the passenger side is a 130A  
> hose not a 130B hose.  According to Bus Depot, the 130A is normally  
> used for 1.9L engines, not a 2.1L like mine.  You can see where  
> someone moved the coolant distributer T gadget from one hole on the  
> firewall and installed it a bit to the left, so that the 130B hose,  
> which, is very curvy will not fit on it now.  Any ideas as to what I'm  
> dealing with here or why my van is set up this way?
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