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Date:         Sun, 21 Jul 2002 21:45:23 -0700
Reply-To:     mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: new owner of 82 diesel Westy, with a few questions
Comments: To: Clay Moore <cwmoore@cwnet.com>
In-Reply-To:  <741566EC-9D27-11D6-B9BE-0005028F5ED0@cwnet.com>
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In Sacramento Foreign Parts Specialties [FPS] is about the best place for availability and price. The mail order guys on the list have much better prices, usually but if you need it now...

Good luck on the sliding door panel, they are almost not available.

The speedo works and not the odo usually means the little plastic gear and the little pot metal gear in the speedo that drives the odo are worn. The list says you can replace them. The speedo place in West Sac has the parts [in the phone book under Speedometer repair] but claims that if you do it yourself you'll pay him lots more money to do it again in 6 months or so. I paid him the $85 to replace them.

P mail if you need more information but the list has more and better than I do.

Mike Sacramento

> From: Clay Moore <cwmoore@CWNET.COM> > Reply-To: Clay Moore <cwmoore@CWNET.COM> > Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 20:59:43 -0700 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: new owner of 82 diesel Westy, with a few questions > > howdy all, i was on the list about 6-8 wks ago, and took a break until > today. two days ago > i finally found a diesel westy worth buying and brought it home. so.... > i have a few questions. > I live in Sacramento. > > (no manuals yet) > > - the blinkers just flash very quickly, not even close to a blink, more > of a flicker. > pulled the relay and it rattles a little, is this the problem ? should i > just buy a new one , or ? > all the blinker bulbs light up., do i have to get a relay from a dealer > or is it avalable at regular parts places. > > missing a few items, where is the best place to look for replacements. > > due to an attempted theft of the cd player, they destroyed the: > * cover with graphics for the sliding vent levers, and broke the fans > switch, still works but is just dangling. > and a plastic ? panel piece that goes from under the dash and connects > the duct between the seats > to the rear area and heater vents coming from the dash. > these are gone so i dont know what they look like or the proper names. > > * the speedo works but not the odometer, are these on seperate cables ? > > inner panel for sliding side door, is messed up and partly missing ,, > is there a pattern or should i just check > a wrecking yard ? > > my passenger side window is not connected to the crank, its closed, how > does one remove the door panel without > damaging it., to see if its off the track or what the problem is. > > other wise its pretty clean, with a new engine about 15k miles ago. it > runs nice. the top is very dirty. > > thanks in advance, Clay >


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