Alistair, one of the items on the Roadhaus list of things to do to any "new to me" Vanagon, especially before departing on a lengthy trip, is to replace all coolant hoses unless you have positive proof that it was done recently.  I could not prove that all were replaced, even though the person I bought it from said that all were replaced with the engine replacement.  Paperwork did not include an invoice for hoses.  Quite an expense, but I replaced every hose.  Not every hose is available from ANY vendors, but there are work arounds.  One work around I used was two hoses spiced together for one of the hoses that crosses over near the transmission.  Actually, I think other than that one, the Van Cafe hose kit includes all except heater hoses, which are available all over.

mcneely

---- Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> my van is being a little fussy these days, trying to tell me something I think.
>
> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/vanagon-coolant-temp-sender-wire-repair-and-another-broken-hose/
>
> alistair

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David McNeely