Try to stay with name brand hoses such as Gates.  Note that you must be
careful to match the end sizes and the bend radiuses carefully as part of a
hoses job includes absorbing vibration.  When you complete your set up you
should purchase enough material to have a spare set. You will find within a
few years that the after market  hoses will not last as long as the original
and unexpected failures will happen.  This is both due to quality and
design.  Especially any hose that is modified or stretched to fit a fitting
it was not designed.  As I learned to work on cars back in the days of all
hoses getting replaced every two years,(when there was only 4 or 5 hoses), I
am cautious replacing hoses that have lasted over 150K.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Paulo <paulagon@YAHOO.COM>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, April 16, 1998 7:00 PM
Subject: Coolant Hoses: Are there Grades?

>I'm going to go to a local parts store with a ton of random coolant
>hoses from my Syncro and try to match old to new hoses.  Is there any
>kind I should look for or avoid?
>
>Perhaps a benign question??  Respond directly to:paulagon@yahoo.com.
>
>Thanks
>
>Paul
>86 Syncro - 190K
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