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> Inside one of the pipes is a restricter.  If you look at
> the old plastic one you will see this as well.  Any new
> one I would think should also have this restriction
> inside.  Just FYI.
>
Personally, if push came to shove, I would just replace it
with two straight pipes. This would make all the coolant
flow through the resevoir. What's the worse that could
happen? Oh,right, this is a Vanagon....

Ken Lewis
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