Date:         Tue, 1 Sep 2009 22:13:54 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Nominations are now open: Top 10 Ugliest Parts to Fail
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4A9D7817.6060105@gmail.com>
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Well, the stupidly conceived PLASTIC coolant outlet on the passenger side
head of a 2.1 is a fragile part but you can get a new steel one at the VW
dealer in Bellingham so...



On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, that Friday thread generated only 9 posts, most of which were a
> debate about the availability of the plastic coolant tower thing, and two
> nominations by Jim Arnott for the the 1.9 "H" pipe and the 1.9 upper
> thermostat housing. That post garnered no comments.
>
> So . . . would it be fair to say that the 1.9 "H" pipe and upper thermo
> housing are the only parts on the Vanagon which are effectively unobtanium
> and without them the van would be effectively immobilized?
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>



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Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
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