what I would do ..
rather than cut off the rare 1.9 wbxr with Auto Trans hoses , thus ruining
them, and burning the bridge to getting back to stock arrangement, should
one ever wish to do that ... is...
 Go the hardware store, buy a large bolt with about 3 inches of non-threaded
shank on it, to match the ID of the hose, then join the two hoses on that
one single plug.
  This will accomplish the goal with one part, in one step, and not ruin any
rare stock hoses, and allow returning to stock cooler if ever desired.

Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marius Strom" <marstrom@MICROSOFT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?

> I'm leaving mine joined until I can cap them properly. I wouldn't trust
> those HF clamps on such a vital line on the car, especially with all the
> vibration and such. If that clamp doesn't work, you're spilling coolant.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Rocket J Squirrel
> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 6:40 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
>
> Hey all,
>
> On Fri, 2011-05-27 at 17:14 -0400, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>> When removing the factory water cooled ATF cooler the hoses should be
>> blocked, not joined. This will make it the same as the standard tranny
>> systems.
>
> If I don't get a chance to cut the now-unused ATF cooler hoses to plug and
> clamp them, these should work temporarily?
>
> <http://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece-fluid-line-clamp-set-65116.html>
>
> If not, what kind of clamp am I looking for?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- RJS
>
>