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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: KungFooBob on 15 February 2005, 10:17

Title: Coolant Hoses
Post by: KungFooBob on 15 February 2005, 10:17

Got a tiny leak and some of hoses have gone hard.? Whats the best replacement,? Samco stuff seems a bit steep at over ?100, is it just better to get VAG stuff?? Is it all still available? What sort of cost?? Who else makes hose kits?

Title: Re: Coolant Hoses
Post by: dubslug on 15 February 2005, 10:24

id stick with gen vw stuff

Title: Re: Coolant Hoses
Post by: rubjonny on 17 February 2005, 16:46

This sounds strange, but try rubbing old brake fluid on the perished hoses, apparently it feeds the rubber and brings em up like new!

Title: Re: Coolant Hoses
Post by: jimbo on 17 February 2005, 19:19

you can get all of the coolant hoses from GSF  :smiley: you can even get that metal pipe that runs up the side of the block from there. Was well impressed when i found that out as VAG wanted some stupid money for that......

P.S you can even get a new header tank from there for ?14. i changed mine and i actually know how much water is in my header now  :smiley: