yeah, I use silicone spary on lots of things too.
on an 84, it's a couple of plastic cooling system parts that break........
and it's the metal parts that corrode if not well serviced and assembled
with generous amounts of anti-seize compound, or ......
for things like the bolts for a metal thermostat cover - I put teflon paste
on the threads - then they don't corrode, and come apart years later just
fine.
but the main hoses.........got lots of those !   I don't think I've ever
seen one fail.
the pipes rot way before the main hoses ever show any signs of giving out -
all the ones i"ve seen anyway.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris S" <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: Cleaning and Preserving coolant hoses

> 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
>>>
>>