> There is a hose that runs from the head of a diesel
> vanagon(82).   Some say it's a two piece others say
> it's one long hose it seems to be wider where it
> connects to the head, and then go under the van to the
> front.

Yes, it is (unfortunately) wider at the end that connects to the
head. You can buy a replacement from VW or go to your flaps
and check through their "Gates" (or other brand) aftermarket hose
catalog to make something up yourself.

In terms of length I've seen two versions. In one case the
rear hose goes from the head to just behind the fuel tank where
it connects to an identical "front" hose. In the other case it goes
all the way to the heater core. I suspect the first case is caused
by a hose replacement where the mech is too lazy to drop the
fuel tank to replace the whole hose.

/Martin
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