Hi Steve,

329K, and all of the larger hoses are still original.  I have had to replace
several of the smaller hoses, though.

Karl Wolz

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve <Steve@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 11:18 PM
Subject: Coolant Hose Failure Survey

>As much as i'd like to, i cannot afford to do a
>preventative-maitenance replacement of all of my coolant
>hoses.  But at nearly 10 years old and 100k miles, my van's
>hoses are reaching the point where failures may be
>expected.  It would be nice to know if particular hoses
>routinely fail, or fail with more frequeancy than other
>hoses.
>
>Please tell us about your hose failures so we can see if
>there are certain hoses more prone to failure than others so
>we can replace them even if we can't afford to replace 'em
>all.
>
>steve
>