Actually that piece of hose that is about 4 feet long. Reduces from about 4"
to 3.85 inches is a NLA part.
Yes I have one that still has both ends on it and is generally in good
condition.
Lets see:
A trip to the shopping center to get a box.
A trip home to pack it and label it.
A trip to UPS to ship it.
Then someone is going to want it for $5.00 + $9.00 for UPS.
Make me an offer for the parts you see that doesn't have me working for
nothing and giving away the part.

Stan Wilder

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: Immediate Help Needed With Air-Cooled Heater Hose!

That sounds like heater box hose. Goes from the heat exchangers to the
firewall to bring heated air into the cab. I could be wrong, but that
is what it sounds like. If it is, that should be available at just
about any Bug (old) shop.

On Jun 28, 2004, at 4:06 PM, Bruce Nadig wrote:

> HELP!
>
> I owe an enormous debt to a Porsche shop that helped me out in my
> conversion
> of my '87 GL to Porsche power. Now they have ask a favor in return.
>
> They are working on a restoration of a 1959 Porsche Carrera Twin Cam.
> They
> need heater hose from the Esbarcher (O.K., flame me for the spelling,
> but
> you get the idea). They know that I'm good at finding parts, so they
> called
> me. They need these parts as quickly as possible.
>
> This hose is the sort of metalized paper, accordion style stuff. They
> told
> me that it was 72�mm in diameter. We need about 2 meters of the stuff.
>
> I'm thinking that some of the older air-cooled Vanagons had something
> like
> this. In my pile of parts from an old parts van that I had I found a
> part
> that nearly fit this description. The neck was just about 77�mm at
> either
> end, but then it gets wider. This piece is just a bit longer than a
> meter.
> Anyone know where in the air-cooled Vanagon heating system this piece
> came
> from. I have another piece, but its dimensions are different.
>
> I hope that this e-mail doesn't sound too crazy, but they are in a
> hurry,
> and I'm in a frenzy trying to help pay back a few favors I owe them.
> All
> help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> Bruce