Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 07:53:37 -0700
Reply-To: Jon Brown <jb510_yg@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Jon Brown <jb510_yg@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Where can I find parts for my TiiCo engine ?
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Have you tried contacting Peter B at TiiCo or Jon at Foreign Auto?
Has your mechanic spoken to either of them?
...you and/or they should... both in regards to sourcing parts as well as
getting your motor set up correctly. It's become somewhat clear as of late
that a lot of the timing/mixture problems are the result of improper setup.
In spite of the setup being done by experienced mechanics...
So... contact TiiCo...
If I haven't made that painfully clear... let me answer your actual
question...
The ONLY source for most "South African" parts is Peter at TiiCo or Jon at
Foreign Auto.
It sounds like the part your referring to is the duo sensor which is, I
believe, a unique part to the motor and you won't find at any VW dealers in
the US. Matthew Pollard has been trying to source them on his own for quite
some time (still without success as far as I know).
That said, chances are that you don't need to replace it, but rather just
clean it. Details on cleaning it are available on the TiiCo web-site. I
didn't believe it would help my problems, but amazingly enough my hesitation
coming off idle went away after cleaning the duo sensor... sometime things
work in spite of not believing in them.
Good Luck,
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Adams" <james_adams@YAHOO.COM>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 8:44 PM
Subject: Where can I find parts for my TiiCo engine ?
> I'm wondering where I can find parts for my TiiCo
> engine. A previous mechanic tried to find common
> parts listed on the parts list provided on the TiiCo
> webpage, and he said that he couldn't find a single
> one. And now my van is in the shop again
> (unfortunately a very common occurrence since I
> installed the TiiCo) and the mechanic says he can get
> a part number but this number does him no good. My
> guess is that these parts are only available from VW
> in South Africa or from Peter at TiiCo.
>
> Does anyone know the real deal on locating parts for
> this engine ?
>
> Please Cc: your response to me at
> james_adams@yahoo.com if at all possible. Many thanks
> in advance for any information.
>
>
> -James
>
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