Dryer vent flex tubing.  The plastic one not the aluminum wrapped one.  This is a VERY common problem and ALL vans that come in here for a check up get a check to see if that tube is good or bad.  The dryer vent tubing, 4" on, is a perfect cheap repalcement.  Been doing this for years.  You can also use the one from a Syncro as it is plastic flex tubing but is now OBS so you need to find a wrecked Syncro to steal one from and you will need the ends that interface with the ports on the 2 WD also as it will not work with the ends on the 2WD models.

On 2012-06-26, at 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> I was poking around the air intake, cleaning things up a bit in =
> anticipation for the upcoming Bostig conversion, and discovered that the =
> paper hose that connects the upper and lower plastic snorkel pieces is =
> ripped. Van is an '89 2wd camper. The hose is made of that =
> accordian-style foiled paper, and has roughly a 3" diameter. Didn't see =
> it specifically listed on any of the online vendors. Can anyone =
> recommend a replacement for this, before I start a wild goose chase? =

Cheers,    

Frank Condelli
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