To All,

This is to me a good repair and forever.
I wonder if mr. Terry can supply these as a kit.
I would like myself to have this too in one of my machines besides just
doing a hose fix.
It would last longer I think than hose at the place like it is by the
wheel house.

This stainless will not be affected by rust like the old am I correct?

Good Morning,

Fred,

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 Subject: the answer to rusty coolant lines....

fwd from our buddy terry..

Subj: � [vanagon] RE; The Answer to Coolant Lines--

I appreciate all the knowledge that you all expounded upon me on the
coolant line quagmire----
I went to a heavy equipment hose dealer yesterday afternoon, old 1.25"
rusted out lines that I had cut out in hand--with the intention of
buying either marine exhaust hose or silicone hose--which are both good
ideas, as well as a simple solution.
I explained the situation to the guy behind the counter--he grabbed my
rusted out steel lines and disappeared behind the door to the shop-- 5
minutes later he came back with a stainless steel hydraulic line bent to
the exact specs of the old coolant line--except with one twist--it is
063 thick---almost 3 times as heavy as the original's--and perfect-- Now
I only need to connect the stainless replacements with a 4" hose
silicone hose splice, double clamped.
The cost?
$18.00 each--plus the 8 aircraft screw clamps, and the silicone hose--
The total for everything was $50.00--OTD.
Now with this in mind---I should have just dropped the whole kit and
kabudle,and got rid of all the thinly constructed, cheap VW lines and
just put all stainless in---front to rear, the whole apple cart.
I think that the stainless will be long lived especially up around the
rear wheel well where the lines have trouble with the road garbage being
thrown on them.
I think I have found the perfect solution to a common problem--
Again thanks to all of you who offered me your advise, and idea's---
Later,
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