

| Subject: | Re: Oops - Forgot to include the Westy's year |
| From: | Gerald Masar |
| Date: | Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:58:45 -0700 |
Is this what you are talking about??
http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagonparts.jsp?pa=p&p=366178303
Jerry
----- Original Message -----
From: "samc" <samc@SURFGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 5:58 PM
Subject: Oops - Forgot to include the Westy's year
> After covering nearly 300 at 40 mph between Western VT and Eastern Maine,
> and refilling the radiator tank 10-12 times, I was able to find a shop in
> Maine to figure out where the 1984 westy was losing fluid from. I had just
> had some coolant tubing work done, and knew that wasn't the problem.
>
> Short story is that I need the "coolant distribution pipe" replaced because
> the thing is getting more and more thinned. This last repair required some
> welds.
>
> The problem: I havn't been able to find that part anywhere on the www, and
> the one drawing I've seen of the engine shows the part number as 21 which is
> either correct of part no. 21 is the radiator itself. What I'm learning is
> that the pipe is no longer being fabricated and is not available.
>
> I'm open to suggestions and, since I'm now commuting weekly those 300 miles,
> I'd like to get it on there before we hit the hard winter months.
>
> SamC
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