Date:         Thu, 31 Jan 2002 08:51:40 -0800
Reply-To:     gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      251 919 059c   foiled again
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Ken,
    Foil part 251 919 059c despite is cost may be a
good investment.   It is plastic and becomes brittle
with age.   Any used one is likely to be as brittle as
yours.   Too many times we put off buying new only to
find the part not available new when that used part
finally breaks.   I would consider a refi on the house
and buy the goods.   good luck gary
Date:    Wed, 30 Jan 2002 21:28:49 -0800
From:    Ken Sid <cybor_punk@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: New listee --  Desperately seek printed foil
curcuit

Heyas

We've had to park the Jetta and acquire a larger
vehicle for our new =
family (Sam, 12 months old).
Naturally the transition into a Vanagon seemed logical
having owned
many =
vw's over the last decade.
The search didn't extend all to far as the guy across
the way happened
=
to have an 85GL that he was willing to part with for
what seemed =
reasonable price. I had a shop check it over and
besides some minor
wear =
and tear it seemed descent mechanically. So 1000km
later I've =
reconfigured the heater cable to there appropriate
levers, replaced
many =
of the non working dash light and terminated several
dangling leads =
under the dash. By the looks of the not so handy work
under the dash
I'm =
surprised that the van hasn't melted down, which
brings me to the =
Instrument cluster -- heheh -- All the idiot lights
work but the tach,
=
fuel and temp gauges do not. On further inspection and
removal of the =
instrument cluster it is appears that a previous owner
had done some =
handy work on the printed foil circuit with a
soldering iron (looks to
=
be an attempt to repair some areas that had been
melted?) I am under
the =
assumption that by solely replacing the foil this
would hopefully cure
=
these problems?
I have searched my local wreckers and haven't had any
luck find a =
printed foil circuit as I'm sure they go they way of
the cluster when =
parted out -- I did though find many not so necessary
parts to help =
bring the van up to snuff, just not the important
ones!

Any help would be Greatly appreciated.

Ken Sidorchuk
Vancouver, BC
Canada.



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