In a message dated 95-11-05 21:31:43 EST, tchoul@unf6.cis.unf.edu (Trace
Choulat) writes:

>Yes, this thing broke on me.  I couldn't believe VW was stupid enough to 
>make the thing out of plastic.
>
>Trace Choulat
>tchoul@unf6.cis.unf.edu
>-- '93 MV
>
>On Sat, 4 Nov 1995, John Foster wrote:
>
>> I came across a reference in the archives to a cooling system flange
>problem
>> and want to flag this to (at least) 86 vanagon owners...and probably
>several
>> later years.  On the 86, a cooling hose enters the engine block under the
>> alternator through a plastic flange. (See Bentley p19.14--lower right of
>the
>> diagram with the 20 Nm designation.) This flange easily snaps off if any
of
>> the drive belts break.  VW apparently discovered this problem and has a
>> replacemnt flange 025 121 160D made from steel which apparently solves the
>> problem. 

Yep, Been there. Replaced that.

Jim Davis
87 Syncro
88 Wolfsburg