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On 3 Oct 2003 at 8:05, Mark Fuhriman wrote: > > Didn't somebody recently post that they got a NOS overflow > > hose, but it cracked and leaked after a couple of years? > > Yes, the NOS overflow hose was shot after just a couple of years. Based on > my experience, I'd be a little wary of any more NOS rubber. I don't think NOS has anything to do with it. These parts never lasted all that long. I've been replacing them every 3-4 years since day one. I think the problem is that the hose is forced to curve a bit, and the stress from this causes the problem. I suspect that really hot, or really cold weather are both hard on it as well. A better repro could be made from an old one which already has that curve in it. Even if it is cracked, a mold could be made from it and the cracks fixed in the mold. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org