sounds good Ken ..
and..
I'm sure you saw the suggestion to built a set for 82 DV's that uses the
more available coolant pressure bottle.
since the 82 one is NLA.
I would suggest ..
make a diesel vanagon engine hose set, that includes a later type  -
probably 1.9 wbxr bottle possibly ..or some common available bottle)  and a
simple bracket for the bottle.

gotta think for the future, and keep it practical and easy.

with 1.9 waterboxer vanagons ..
I am sure you know in 85 there are two styles..
early ones that still have the smaller OD metal pipes..
and later ones that have the larger OD plastic main coolant pipes.
I suppose start with the early version ..the smaller OD metal pipe version,
since there are more of those vans around, compared to the less common late
85.
Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Wilford" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 8:13 AM
Subject: Need Help with NLA Coolant Hose project

> As many of you know coolant hoses for the Vanagon are getting harder and
> harder to come by.  If you own an 82 Diesel Vanagon or an early 83.5
> waterboxer you have been painfully aware of this for years.
>
> However now I have the opportunity to have new hoses made.  These new
> hoses will be replicas of the original so fit should be exactly the same
> and they are made of more updated materials so life span should be on
> par with or better than original.
>
> What I need help with from you folks is some good, used, hoses to used
> as templates.  What I am looking for are hoses for the 82 diesel Vanagon
> in the engine bay, and engine bay hoses for the 1.9l Vanagon along with
> the front radiator hoses for the 1.9l with the metal pipes.
>
> I would take donations of these hoses or I would be willing to trade
> them for parts, etc.
>
> Hopefully this project will guarantee the future viability of the
> Vanagon.  If you wish to help out with this project, please pmail me off
> list.
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
> Phone: 856-327-4936
> Fax: 856-327-2242