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Subject:Re: Coolant line complications - early vs. late vanagons.
From:The Bus Depot
Date:Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:58:25 -0400
> The problem with the earliest water-cooled vanagons was that
> the coolant lines were metal (so they rust through). The
> later vans (I believe mid-85 onward) had plastic lines (which
> can still crack, but don't rust through).

I carry German made Stainless Steel coolant lines to replace the two metal
ones on the earlier Vanagons, which solves the rust problem:

http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251121397F

http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251121399F

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215)  234-VWVW

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