Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:22:56 -0500
Reply-To: Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
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There is a diagram on the Samba Gallery that shows a similar view to this,
and it calls out all of the VW part numbers for the linkage, as apposed to
the Bus Boys site which uses their internal part numbers. Some of the parts
are NLA, but there are a few of these boots out there. ETKA drops part
numbers when they become NLA, making the finding of these parts more
difficult. I think I found a new shift coupler and linkage pin (that this
boot goes over) but settled for good used for both of those parts. I'll dig
into my file and see if I can determine where I found the new ones. Bus
Depot has the guide ring (on end of pin) and I bought the front shiftkit1
from you, which I have not yet installed.
Alan
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
> OK, here is a link to a picture of the diesel and air cooled linkage for
> 80-83 Air Cooled Vanagon and also 82 Diesel Vanagon (later diesel had a
> similar shift linkage to the water boxer although they were slightly
> different). http://www.bus-boys.com/shifter83.html
>
> I did find the boot in the picture finally after years of searching for
> it. I am still trying to track down the other parts in this picture for
> a customer. If anyone has any leads please let me know. New or used
> would be fine.
>
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
>
> AD Felder wrote:
>
>> There seems to be a lot of confusion about these boots, and the shift
>> linkage change from 82, 83 and on. It is not helped by people like me who
>> respond about 82 linkage boots with "I have an 83 ... also!".. :) Actually I
>> have an 82, I don't know why I responded that way. If you look at his
>> original link to the diagram, in the link text it says 1987. The diagram is
>> for an '82. Like I said, lots of confusion.
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> --- On Wed, 4/15/09, syncro@gmail.com <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: syncro@gmail.com <syncro@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
>> To: "AD Felder" <dieseldoofus@yahoo.com>, "Vanagon List" <
>> vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Cc: ryanatanner@googlemail.com
>> Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 8:24 PM
>>
>>
>> «Ben - that is not the correct boot. That one is for further forward on
>> the rod assembly, and I think is for later years as well. Check my previous
>> post, I just ordered one of these and checked the part number by phone.»
>>
>> Alan,
>>
>> I saw your last posting. I did not know exactly which part Ryan wanted.
>> Just wanted to get him one possibility.
>>
>> Good find. I hope it helps Ryan as well.
>>
>> BenT
>> Sent via BenTberry by BenTNT
>>
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