It turns out my nephew is dumber than he looks.  After witnessing the agony
Vanagons have caused me, he was still stupid enough to buy a whipped out
Sunroof '84 because he thought it was "sweet".  Well, the only thing sweet
about it right now is the coolant gushing out of the metal radiator lines
where they kick up in the rear.

When he called VW to get replacements, my nephew was given a strong dose of
bitter reality: he found that the replacements cost almost as much as he paid
for his "sweet" beater.  Figuring that someday he may have to change my
Depends, I carted him around today trying to find some of that highly touted
marine wet exhaust hose to do a repair.  We couldn't find any even close to
the right size and after seeing how stiff the stuff is, I really didn't want
to try to wrestle it into place under a dripping van anyway.

Who is offering the stainless steel repair kits for these rotted coolant
lines?  Someone please let me know as soon as possible.  It is getting cold
out there, my nephew is NOT pulling that thing into my garage and I DON'T
want to lie under it for indeterminate amount of time!

George