While looking for the cause of a coolant leak at the junction of one
of the long plastic coolant pipes and the radiator hose on my '89
Transporter, I found that the reason for the leak was that the end of
the coolant pipe, where
there should be a bead/flange, had been broken off and, consequently,
over
a period the hose worked its way loose.   I then found that the other
pipe's end flange also was broken.

The price of one new pipe is $A150  (about $US90).

Bentley says the gas tank must be removed when going from metal to
plastic pipes but it is not
specific about whether the fuel tank has to be removed when replacing
one of these pipes.

Has anyone experience of repairing one of these plastic pipes, for
example, by the use of a metal sleeve?  If not, will I have to remove
the gas tank to replace the pipe and,if so, what sort of problems
should I expect in doing the
job?

I hope the listees can help with advice on this

TIA

Jack Newton
Sydney Australia
1989 Transporter Safari