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OK I am half way through my engine swap ( in no hurry )

I need to replace this hose ( 1" bore x 6" long )

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that goes here ( by the way my flash makes that bay look a lot worse than it is, honest )

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Trouble is JK and GSF don't list it.

Seems no one stocks rad hoses any more ( likely because modern ones don't perish )

I could go to a breakers and find summat that would fit, but that's a load of mither in terms of time, driving and fannying about compared to just getting one over the counter or in the post !!


Any thoughts folks ?

Have you tried VW for a new one?

251 121 130 B £8.50 ex vat from your friendly local commercial VW van centre be sure and get a pair of N 016 404 1 spring clips whilst your at it £2.61 each if you want to do it right.

Thanks for that bit of information when I wanted that exact piece of rubber hosing for one of my customers I was told it was no longer available for love or money from my local VAG. It cost me a fortune in trying to find a rubber hose that would contort to that figuration in the end we found another hose and cut it to fit.

Yep, same here. I had to cunningly fashion one from two pieces of hose, 3 Mikalor clips and a piece of 22mm copper

Ian.

You could try TPS Nottingham
0115 852 80 80

Pricey but good.

Had same problem. Sourced it from "van cafe" in states. Cost an arm and a leg for shipping but hose was only about $11. Luckily they had other bits I needed as well so didn't work out too bad.

Terry

syncrosimon wrote:Have you tried VW for a new one?

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Hacksawbob wrote:251 121 130 B £8.50 ex vat from your friendly local commercial VW van centre be sure and get a pair of N 016 404 1 spring clips whilst your at it £2.61 each if you want to do it right.

Thanks for reminding me that it is not always a waste of time checking with the dealers guys !!

The Volkswagen Van Centre in Wrexham (0844 8112400) are getting me one in a couple of days

Just an update for future readers of this.

That part number did not fit properly at all

I bought it (£8.50) and got it home only to find it was too much of a Z shape whereas mine was more of a gentle S shape ( see pics above ) and shorter in both length and width.

I had to cut 3" off it and force the Z bend into a gentle S curve, producing a slight kink in the pipe in the process.

At least it does the job, but it's not "right".

Still grateful for the help though folks.

I guess as time goes on, hose manufacturers are likely to be the best bet, plus I assume, you could find a better quality of hose by going direct to a maker. Might even work out cheaper.