I had some time for a joke and to experiment... I didnt even take myself serious when I stopped today at Aut*zone to ask IF I CAN
ORDER a coolant hose for a 1984 (`WHAT????...a 19.. what?1984?`), so a 1984 VW RABBIT (`WHAAT?
)Is that a VW?`)
...and so on. Honestly, I gave up *before* even asking for an ancient auto part. Especially there.
Line behind me looong, but guy grabs it off the shelf,brings it in 3minutes. I said: ``WHAAT? You have it? I can`t believe it!!``
Friend was with me with a 2005 Passat but he could not buy rear pads, neither a set of coolant hose. He cursed me out a few times including my he says `30y old car` then we drove away.
So I have the hose for $7 and will redo the one at the back of the engine.
It has the right size and curve, just as v8 described it. Many thanks.