Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 22:54:01 -0800
Reply-To: Rennie Wible <volksdragon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Rennie Wible <volksdragon@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: 251 919 059c foiled again
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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.
>
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