A change was made during the 1985 model year to thick plastic pipes with
metal inserts at the ends so the hose clamps would have something rigid
to clamp the hoses to. Previous models had steel pipes of a smaller
outside diameter. Both types of pipes fail. Steel ones rust though and
leak while the plastic ones crack or fail when the inserts rust.

Mark

Jay Brown wrote:
> I just pulled the main coolant hoses off my '85 Westy and noticed that there
> is a white plastic covering over the hard coolant tubes thru the firewall.
> Is this normal for an '85 1.9L, or is this likely something that the
> previous owner hooked up?  I am getting new hoses and want to make sure that
> I get the right size.
>
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> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jay Brown
>
> '85 Westfalia
>
> '72 Riviera
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