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Date:         Mon, 3 Feb 2003 18:32:50 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: heater box: 8 clips v. 11 (dumb question)
Comments: To: Doug Demarest <dougdemarest@YAHOO.COM>
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At 06:19 PM 2/3/2003, Doug Demarest wrote:


>is it at all reasonable to put the thing back together
>with 8 clips?


Only in dire emergency.




>or, is this same part found on Jettas, Rabbits, Foxes,
>etc that are plentiful at my local junkyard?


According to George Goff:




>I can't help you with that factoid, but if you are stuck for the VW item,
>clips from a Volvo 240 heater box will fit perfectly.  If you go to a
>wrecking yard for them, it is easy to gather enough without removing the
>heater box.  Whereas a Vanagon requires a dozen, it seems a 240 Volvo needs
>dozens of them.
>
>George


d


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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"
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