205/70 SR 14 tires are for Vanawagons with alloy wheels ONLY.  Narrow steel
wheels will take 180R14 or 195R14.

As for hose sizes I agree with you.  I don't think the manufacturer would
change to narrower hoses only on models with alloy wheels due to cost
considerations.

Chris.

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 4:03 PM, John Meeks <vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Van Pilots,
>
> On '86 and up Vanagons, the two hoses from the radiator to the long
> plastic pipes have different part #s for models with tire size
>  205/70 SR 14. Does this mean original tire size only, or currently
> fitted tires? And does anyone know why they are different?
> I just can't see where tire size would have any bearing on the hoses.
>
> Dazed and Confused
> --
> John Meeks
> '91 Multivan, '85 GL bits
> Northern Michigan
> KC8ZFN
> Vanagon Rescue Squad
> http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm
>