Ahem.......
there are about 6 or more kinds of hose used on vanagons.

VACUUM hose must be used for vacuum applications.
either I get it off junk yard cars.........or you can buy it at a good
FLAPS.
metal pipe is fine.
and you could get by for a while with a few pieces of very short cooling
system hose.
but basically  it will just collapse.
it's designed to resist getting bigger, vacuum sucks of course and will
try to make it smaller, which it is not built to resist.

i just go the hardware store and make up adapters out of pipe fittings
or whatever.
yes, vacuum hose is sold by the foot.
half inch ID real vacuum hose from an automotive supplier - probably a
few bucks a foot even.
scott
turbovans

neil N wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I'm trying to find the best way to run the hard plastic vacuum line
> (for brake servo) in engine bay to my Jetta engine.
>
> I can see that some of the original air cooled piece could be used,
> but I'd have to move the check valve to a left/right position and come
> up with a transition to the Jetta intake manifold and a way to join
> the new pieces.
>
> 5/8" heater hose and clamps to join the newly cut pieces? 1/2" copper
> pipe bits and 5/8" heater hose for transition to Jetta intake
> manifold?
>
> Or is this stuff sold by the foot?
>
> Can the check valve be seperated from the current hose easily?
>
> I've never worked with this stuff before.
>
> Pic of air cooled part and engine:
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/BrakeVacuumLine2.jpg/BrakeVacuumLine2-full;init:.jpg
>
> Pic of how I need to route vacuum line:
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/BrakeVacuumLine1.jpg/BrakeVacuumLine1-full;init:.jpg
>
> Suggestions for a solution are most welcome! --- :^)
>
> Thanks much for your time. Now back to your regular programming.
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
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