"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
>

-- 
Neil n

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