yes, thanks, this makes a lot of sense. I think i will go with a
straight piece of pipe or a junction if I can find them. The tees can be
put back in place if and when i need the rear heater.

-john

Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:
> The more reliable way to bypass a rear heater would be to remove the plastic
> T's.........and replace them with straight hose junctions or even straight
> pieces of metal pipe.
> The plastic T's deteriorate and get brittle and can just break.
> If you jammed a small marble into a hose I don't see how you'd get it out.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> John Goubeaux
> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 5:23 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Heater hoses
>
> Aren't rear heater core feed lines 1/2 inch?  The tees off  of the 5/8
> line that goes fwd and comes back show a step down when going to the
> rear heater.
>
> When replacing these lines does one want to use 1/2 inch ?  I am about
> to replace my heater lines and the plastic tees back aft that fork off
> to the rear heater, and I have yet to find any 1/2 heater hose. The 5/8
> seems readily available though.
>
> I also read a thread regarding disabling the rear heater core, something
> that might be useful for those of us in warm climes, where someone
> inserted a marble in the lines that go to the rear heater core right at
> the tee. This seemed like an interesting way to do it, and as noted
> this allowed for easy reversal by un-doing the line and removing the
> marble, if and when you need the rear heater.
>
> -john
>
> John Bange wrote:
>
>> On Feb 9, 2008 8:03 AM, Jeff Clayman <jclayman@massmed.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> What have people done for heater hose replacement in 87 vanagon.  Use
>>> FLAPS standard heater hose or custom ones from bus depot?
>>>
>>>
>> Bought a 50 foot box of 5/8"  insulated heater hose off eBay for $20.
>>
> Other
>
>> than a little difficulty getting the spring clamps over the slightly
>>
> larger
>
>> than stock outside diameter, it works great. The rear heater uses a weird
>> tapered hose which connects to a 5/8x5/8x(something smaller) tee,so that
>>
> has
>
>> to be dealt with via Real Parts.
>>
>>
>> --
>> John Bange
>> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
>>
>>