> 
> Greetings,
>  I was just under the van and noticed that the coolant pipes
> on my van are rusting rather badly in the area in which they make the
> turn  going from under the car to the engine. [In the rear}
> Has anyone had to replace theirs? If so, how much should
> I start socking away?
>   I think I'll try some 'miracle rust converter' that
> will change the rust to stainless steel. Btw, why didnt VW use stainless initially?
> Bill
> 

That was one of things my '84 needed when I bought it back in March.
I believe the part, just one pipe, was $130 new with labor around $100
and at that the shop said they lost money on the labor.  It took nearly
a week to get the part.  It had be flown in from Germany as one could not
be found anywhere in the states.

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