Listee discount brings it to about $93.00 Rennie VolksDragon@earthlink.net Los Angeles Peyton Cramer VW gary hradek wrote: > > 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. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! > http://auctions.yahoo.com |
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