Date:         Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:29:25 -0500
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
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From:         Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject:      Re: Nominations are now open: Top 10 Ugliest Parts to Fail
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I'm pretty sure Al Brasse's brother in Nebraska has a whole boatoad
of those things.  He paid next to nothing for them, so maybe he
should give the list a shot at them?"  Since I got in on this late,
you are talking aobut the 2.1 unit and not the 1.9, right?  BTW, my
Syncro aluminum one is for sale or maybe I should stick it on
ebay  It has the metal temp 2 sender, but I can't guarantee that it's
good.  The other parts are good however  and it polished up pretty good.

DM&FS


  09:52 AM 8/28/2009, Greg Potts wrote:
>Hi Jeff,
>
>That plastic part may be available if the vendor has it on their
>shelf, but AFAIK it is not yet in reman, and VW has no more in North
>America.
>
>I burned mine up on the way home from BOTC and cooked the engine real
>good. The garage that did the repair called three suppliers looking
>for the part (including VW) and no-one had one. Then one of the locals
>called back and said they had found one at the back of a shelf.
>
>Frank Condelli recently ordered a bunch from VW of Germany, so there
>are ways to get one but I wouldn't consider it "readily available" as
>Frank's supply is still a few weeks away from arrival.
>
>Meanwhile I've been using my 73 aircooled as a daily driver, and I am
>really missing the power steering and hydraulic clutch!
>
>Greg
>
>  Quoting Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>:
>
>>Mr. Squirrel,
>>
>>THis is great - however I do see one drawback to your guidelines. The
>>plastic coolant tower is readily available from multiple vendors - thats a
>>good thing.
>>
>>However, having had mine just ruin my engine I say it stays. It is a part
>>that when it fails can cause MAJOR disaster.
>>
>>--
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Jeff
>>'90 Carat (Grover)
>>'86 (We call this one Parts)
>>'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus