

| 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 > Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems > BusFusion a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 07 ~ 10, 2012
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