to get old cooling system hoses looking nice.........
I clean them with either Simple Green, or Tire Cleaner.
then I treat them with Armorall.
they come out very nice that way - look totally new and shiny.

for storage- a place that's cool, dry, and not exposed to a lot of light.
scott
www.turbovans.com
and.............I sure must say, they sure used good rubber on those hoses.
Even at 20 years old.......most of them on the van last super well.  Not a
weak spot at all...........it's a buncha other places in the cooling system
that are the weak spots - lol.

----- Original Message -----
From: "B Feddish" <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 7:08 AM
Subject: Cleaning and Preserving coolant hoses

>I have a complete engine that Chris and I liberated from his 83.5 parts
>van.
> I am cleaning up the parts and putting them aside. As for the coolant
> hoses,
> what can I use to clean them and is there anything I should do to preserve
> them while they are stored?
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan