Hi Neil,

I think, purely a WAG, the extra curviness is to allow a wee bit more flex between the stationary expansion tank, and the vibrating motor. But really, I dunno.

And to be honest , when putting the motor back in this summer I thought that hose slid onto the pipe really to easily. Being an a**hole I said to myself … why can’t they make the stainless pipe right size?

Turns out probably, the hose was on its way out .

Ab

> On Aug 26, 2021, at 7:35 PM, Neil <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> "whatever gets you through the night" eh?
> 
> It works!
> 
> Looking here at your image showing the hoses in question:
> 
> https://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/img_6232.jpg?w=1024
> 
> I now wonder why VW put that extra curve.
> 
> Not a criticism but in hindsight, were any visual warning signs on
> that hose indicating it might fail sooner than later? Hard to judge
> via the internet
> 
> Neil.
> 
>> On 8/26/21, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> Dennis warns frequently and rightly about weak links, especially in the
>> cooling system.
>> 
>> We found one today as we headed out for some days in the “wilderness”
>> https://shufti.blog/2021/08/26/vanagon-hosed/
>> 
>> Alistair
>> 
> 
> 
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