

| Subject: | Re: PS leaking |
| From: | John Meeks |
| Date: | Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:33:05 -0500 |
Mike, I installed Frank's kit when my lines rusted out. Piece of Pie! Easy as Cake ;-) Three yrs later... still looking great. John Meeks '91 Vanagon MV Northern Michigan Vanagon Rescue Squad www.vanagonauts.com On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 10:32 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > 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<http://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/ <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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