While looking for the cause of a coolant leak at the junction of one
of the long plastic coolant pipes and the radiator hose on my '89
Transporter, I found that
the reason for the leak was that the end of the coolant pipe, where
there should be a flange, had been broken off and, consequently, over
a period the hose worked its way loose.   I discovered that the price
of a new pipe is $A150  (about $US90).  Bentley is not
specific about whether the fuel tank has to be removed when replacing
one of these pipes.

Is there any way of repairing the pipe, for example, by the use of a
metal sleeve?  If not, will I have to remove the gas tank to replace
the pipe and,if so, what sort of problems should I expect in doing the
job?

I hope the listees can help with advice on this

TIA

Jack Newton
Sydney Australia
1989 Transporter Safari