

| Subject: | Re: Help! 85 coolant circulation question... |
| From: | Pascal Giasson |
| Date: | Mon, 20 Dec 2004 10:34:20 -0500 |
I broke mine this summer while replacing the coolant hose (BTW Haynes manual warns that this part is fragile...do not use excessive force when attempting to remove hoses) I should have read the Haynes before...seemed like such a simple job thought... Anyhow what I did was use my Dremel tool to removed enought of the plastic brace under the hose conection part of the bleeder valve to enable to hose to slide over what was left. You could probably use a small round file instead of a Dremel to shape the part to accept the hose. I then clamped the hose on to what I had shaped. Since then I have driven it without any leaks (including a two week trip to Newfoundland). But I did purchase a used one on Ebay that I carry with me until I get a chance to replace my "jerry rig". BTW the Bus Depot sell them new. Pascal '84 Westy On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:20:25 -0600, David J. Bohannan <david.bohannan@VERIZON.NET> wrote: "I accidentally leaned on and broke off the plastic hose connection on the assembly below the rear bleeder valve"
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