The alloy equipped vans also have a different tire tray and hold down
bars.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of bueses
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 5:30 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Front hose and alloy wheels

> On 4/19/05 13:17, "jbange" <hfinn@INGRATES.NET> wrote:
>
>> What's the difference between the "vanagon with factory alloy wheels"
front
>> radiator hose, and the regular one? My van came with steel wheels,
but now
>> I have aftermarket alloys and I don't seem to have any trouble with
the
>> original hose. I'm about to spend a whole bunch of money on new
hoses, and
>> I don't want to spend more for that extra-special "alloy wheel hose"
if I
>> don't have to...
>>
>>> remeber kids..if your vanagon burns white smoke....you could be the
"New
>>> Pope"
>>
>> Man, when I snapped a head stud at 60mph and 6 liters of coolant
sprayed
>> out on my exhaust pipe in under 10 seconds, I was "new poping" like
crazy...
>>
>> John Bange
>> '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
>> 9 months owned - $11144 "invested"
>
> The hose had a different bend in it to clear the tire and not rub
against it
> or get crimped by it when raised.

UH OH! Is this the case for earlier wasserboxers too?  I am getting
ready to
put some alloys I got from listee John C. on my 84 Westy, & didn't
realize
this could be a problema?

TIA,

Tom Buese