lol,
that means you have 'other problems'   then.

I might get an air-cooled vanagon in ..
a local vanagon mechanic couldn't figure it out, nor could  a local
mobile air-cooled VW tech ..
Symptom is  -   runs weakly, left side exhaust pipes don't get very hot.
Won't go up a hill.
The air-cooled tech is stumped and giving up.
He didn't even consider clogged cat or muffler.

I was astonished that the mobile air-cooled VW guy doesn't' even have or
use an IR temp gun.
One can eventually fix a vehicle without one ..but for their low cost
and extreme usefulness, it's silly not to have one.
I measure waterboxer exhaust pipe temps about 6 inches from the exhaust
port on the head ..
you find one much lower than the others , for example...........that
means something,
and it takes a second or two to get that information, non-invasively  even.

yeah, no coolant to worry about with an air-cooled.........but ..you know.

scott

On 7/9/2012 6:27 PM, Mike S wrote:
> On 7/9/2012 7:20 PM, pickle vanagon wrote
>
>> I think it should not be considered necessary for every vanagon owner to
>> replace all of their coolant hoses before driving everywhere.
>>
>> It is quite expensive to do so.
>
> It didn't cost me anything. I don't have any coolant hoses.
>