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Subject:Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 22 May 2009 15:17:10 -0400
At 01:23 PM 5/22/2009, John Reynolds wrote:
>Does anyone know which coolant hoses are the one 
>most likely� to fail�  - in other words what 
>hoses should absolutely be changed first?� �

N of one...I recently had the hose from the 
thermostat housing across to the coolant 
distributor burst open about 7-8 inches from the 
thermostat.  No chafing or other physical reason.  '89 2.1l

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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"