Paul Guzyk wrote:

>  It's always messy draining coolant on Vanagons.

[snip]

>  After you disconnect the hoses, plug them up with something--at
>  minimum inserts rags then wrap with plastic bags and tie wrap. A
>  better solution is to get plastic plumbing fittings from home depot,
>  insert into the hoses and clamp with hose clamps (plug the other end
>  of plastic fittings with mating end caps).

Good suggestions here.

Question: does anyone have a list of the i.d.s of the coolant hoses I
will be unhooking when I pull the 1.9 engine? I would like to have a
good collection of the right sizes of plastic plumbing fittings on hand
before unplugging the hoses. Rather than unplugging the hose, measuring
the i.d., then telling a small boy to keep his hand over the end of the
hose, "I'll be right back," as I head off to the hardware store.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
KG6RCR

>
>  And wear safety glasses when underneath so the coolant doesn't drip
>  into your eyes!
>
>
> > I can follow the Usual Procedures for draining the coolant before I
> > start unhooking hoses. But from there . . . keep a bunch of
> > buckets handy? Is that about it? How about some kind of absorbent
> > blanket or something to catch the stuff I miss?
>
>