What?  Napa sells Vanagon coolant pipes?  Really?  $25-- Those steel
pipes are replaced with plastic at the dealer at over $300!
On Monday, Apr 19, 2004, at 11:59 US/Pacific, patrick wrote:

> On my 85 vanagon gl I have metal coolant pipes that run front to back
> etc. These pipes are very corroded and need replacing. Since the
> engine and tranny are out of the vehicle at the moment I thought this
> would be a good time to do this. My question is should I replace them
> with the original steel or could I replace with stainless steel? A
> much cheaper alternative is aluminium piping. napa sells both but
> aluminium is about one quarter the cost (about$25.00 Can). Any
> thoughts greatly appreciated Patrick 85westy Appin,Ont
>
>
Edward Lowe
Seattle, WA
82 Westy Diesel upgraded to 1.9lt. Turbo
85 Golf Diesel 1.6lt NA
92 Cabrio 1.8lt gas
97 Passat Tdi