FWIW,
There are generally two grades of 5/8 inch straight run heater hose.  The
thicker wall is usually red with a black stripe in color while the thinner
(and cheaper) is black in color.

Route 66 Rider!
Ramon Hill
Live Long and Be Free

On 3/28/07, Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
> Only 82 watercooled had the heater valve in the cabin next to the
> glovebox. Later years have it behind the radiator, a PITA to work with
> at times.
>
> The molded hoses are best since kinks will likely occur in straight
> hose contorted like it will need to be.
>
> Mark
>
> neil wrote:
>
> > Hi all.
> >
> > Doing what I can to get my van ready for water cooled conversion.
> >
> > At this stage, (dash off, air/heat box ready) I may install heater
> > hose now.
> >
> > Obviously it's easier to connect heater hose to core with dash off.
> > But.....
> >
> > Can heater hose be replaced with dash on?
> >
> > (pretty sure it can be, but I didn't see in Bentley)
> >
> > In archive I read of people using FLAPS black 5/8" hose to connect
> > to heater core.
> >
> > Do I need to use the shorter molded hoses from heater core to valve
> > etc. AND the FLAPS stuff, or can I just use the FLAPS stuff from
> > core to valve etc.?
> >
> > Bentley appears to show the heat control valve in the cabin. Was
> > this a change in model years? I thought the valve was installed
> > below
> > (outside) the sheet metal.
> >
> > Thanks for any info!
> >
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
> >
> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> >
>

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Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil