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Subject:Re: PS leaking
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:32:04 -0800

I know where I can get one..
 - a very non-rusted  vanagon high pressure PS line.
Shipping would be difficult .

There are vendors that sell repair kits made up entirely of hose.

Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: PS leaking

>I *looked* today.  It's one of the steel lines. They are both very rusty
>( I
> am in New England after all!).  The spot over the right rear trailing arm
> is
> where it's leaking, but it's not high pressure, so it must be the return
> line.   The hole is big enough to empty the reservoir in about two minutes
> of run time.  The pump-to-main line pressure hose and the reservoir hoses
> look great.
> Does anyone have some good used ones available (Scott)?  How much would it
> cost?  I'm not so sure that I could buy 13 feet of Gates 250 psi
> oil-resistant 1/2" hose locally.
>
> Thanks,  Mike B.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Condelli
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 7:08 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: PS leaking
>
>        See my <www.frankcondelli.com/hose.htm> webpage for explanations
> and
> solutions.
>
>
> On 2011-11-06, at 9:15 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
>> My '87 Westy was parked for a couple of months awaiting repairs to the
>> cooling system.  I recently started it up to move it forward one space
>> and
>> it immediately dumped a large amount of PS fluid.  It left an incredible
>> mess in my driveway.  I haven't crawled under it yet to look at the
>> source
>> of the leak, but it appears to be near the ps pump.  I never had it leak
>> a
>> single drop of ps fluid prior to this.  What is likely to be leaking?
>> I'm
>> guessing a hose, because I've read about leaks in the ps hose being a
>> common
>> problem on older vans.  How much are these hoses to repair or replace?
>> Could I clamp in a piece of tubing at the leak spot?
>
>
>
>       Please note that I will be away from my business travelling from
> November 01 until April 30, 2012.  Parts orders will be processed although
> not as quickly as usual.  I will always be available for contact by
> E-mail.
> If you phone your call will be addressed by Greg T. Brown here and he will
> either call you back or advise you to contact me directly by E-mail.
> Details
> of this adventure are on our Travel Blog:
> http://frankcondelli.com/travels/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
> '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel
> Trains (Collection for sale)
> Frank Condelli & Associates - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the
> Ottawa Valley
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