I just realized that I fixed a hose in my inline VW powered van almost
4yrs ago, using that silicone tape called various names...   This is a
strange little hose that is larger on one end and has an S-bend, coming
right off the head and leading to the heater circuit, I think...  Soon
after my roadside repair I got another hose and I carry that around with me
in my Spares Kit, but given how inferior some things are being made now, I
decided..."heck, let's just see how long this tape will last rather than
putting on a "new" hose of questionable origin...

   I think I've been about 60k miles on the rescue tape hose, through Death
Valley in summer, over the High Sierras numerous times, hauled lots of
stuff around, etc.  Whenever I am under there, I gaze at the repair and it
still looks perfectly good...though quite grimey now....One day it may let
loose and I'll have to install the spare, perhaps...but in the mean
time...that tape seems to be a pretty good product..