What about Silicone spray?  I also heard Vaseline is good for rubber.

It just so happens I have some '84 hoses I'll be selling soon.

Chris S.

On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 2:52 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>