Let me be the second to complain about fitment.  Without
careful consideration about  location of the old pipes,
installation location,  and your work sequence,  these will never go in
place.
These pipes are close enough, that with rubber hoses on each end
and in the middle, they requires the installer  to do a lot of adjusting
to fit.
They  are your best bet, if you do not want to remove
the fuel tank.   Not for the back yard mechanic.

The Bus Depot wrote:

>>>I now (finally!) have German ones for all
>>>watercooled Vanagons (including Syncro).
>>>Go to your vehicle year, and then type in
>>>stainless coolant   in the "Smart Search" box on
>>>that page.
>>>
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>>Does the German replacement for the steel pipe have the same
>>OD as the original steel or do the hoses need to be replaced too,
>>and do these pipes (251121397FPR) address the fitment issue
>>raised earlier in this thread?
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>The pipes have the same OD as the originals and can replace them without any
>modification whatsoever. However, being of a 2-piece design the installation
>is much easier. You can easily feed them through on each end and then
>connect at the midldle.
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>As for fitment, I have had these for the 83-84 1.9L engines for quite some
>time, from the same manufacturer, and never had a single fitment complaint,
>quality, or anything else. So this is not a new product for me; it is only
>new that we now have them for the 2.1's. The person who recently reported
>that the bend was slightly off was the only one to report such an experience
>so far, out of many sold. So based on that, and the track record of the
>German manufacturer's other pipes, I have to assume at this point that it
>was an isolated incident.
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>- Ron Salmon
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