In a message dated 4/23/04 5:54:19 AM, RAlanen@AOL.COM writes:

<< I don't know why your all making this so  complicated.  NAPA here is
Almonte
gets me 1-1/4" "Green Stripe II  coolant hose !  . . .    . . .
I've been using it successfully for years to fix the rusted out coolant
lines on the 1.9 Vanagons.
Cheers,

Frank  Condelli >>

Wow, Frank, why didn't VW think of that?  Just think of all that useless
bending and forming they did when all they really had to do was reel off some
rubber hose and tie-wrap it to the underbelly.  Stupid German engineers.

George