Date:         Sat, 30 Mar 2002 21:44:48 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: gas filter, 81 air cooled
Comments: To: jbrush@AROS.NET
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Well I don't know what all they fit. Bus Depot says 133 133 511  fits
75-86.
I've always found them hanging on the hooks with all the Jap filters at
Pep Boys.
Possibly they have enough call in this Dallas neighborhood to stock them.

Stan Wilder

On Sat, 30 Mar 2002 19:41:17 -0700 John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET> writes:
> >The cubes come in Gray, Black and Opaque White. Readily available
> at
> >PepBoys, NAPA etc.
>
> That is where I went before sinking so low as to go to the dealer.
> No
> dice, but then no cooperation in just looking for one that matches
> the
> inlet and outlet size. They just can't find one for a vanagon, so
> they
> don't care. I don't know much about VW parts, so I couldn't throw
> out a
> beetle application or whatever. Guess I should have asked here
> first.......
>
> Its like Joel told me, the kids are inexpreienced, and no one stocks
> old
> stuff. I think its worse in that no one cares enough to just go find
> one
> that fits. I worked a parts counter for several years back during
> the
> model T age :-) and the personal touch is what made customers for
> us. "its
> not on the computer, so we don't have it" is the X generation's
> mantra.
> Why am I not surprised? :)
>
> Adam said:
>
> If it is the cube it is pn 133 133 511  bus depot has them or any
> flaps.
>
> I see that number on the bus depot page, so I will buy it, and some
> other
> stuff from them. Flaps?? Got em on my airplane, but never seen a
> store
> with that name <g>
>
> Thanks all for the advice. I still have a question for anyone that
> has the
> EXTA CD and nothing to do <g> Why isn't it on there? :-)
>
> Regards from Utah,
>
> John
>

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