Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 23:19:41 -0700
Reply-To: VW Vanagon <t3vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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From: VW Vanagon <t3vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: HELP! Parts Needed, '90 GL (Vegas)
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All good, Scott.
Appreciate you checking for me, nonetheless. :)
Drew
On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> Got a good driver's door or a few,
> but no power window parts.
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "VW Vanagon" <t3vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 1:31 AM
> Subject: Re: HELP! Parts Needed, '90 GL (Vegas)
>
>
>
> Howdy again all-
>>
>> Dust is starting to settle on the most insane year of my life to date.
>> Not ALL bad . . . :)
>>
>> Had some bites on this a few months back that I've been trying to follow
>> up
>> on, but to no avail.
>> I'm good to go with the P/S pump and hoses, but primarily concerned at
>> this
>> point on the parts to bring the driver's side door back up to spec.
>>
>> * Driver's side door:
>> -Power window actuator
>> -Power door lock actuator
>>
>> A/C is still a need, but not TOO urgent.
>> UNLESS of course someone has a spare compressor / receiver dryer /
>> expansion
>> valve laying around that they'd be willing to part with for a ridiculously
>> low price because their good buddy Drew has been baking away without A/C
>> in
>> the Vegas blast furnace for the past 3 seasons. . . (Did you just hear
>> those violins?) :)
>>
>> I've got PayPal revved-up and ready to send funds.
>>
>> Please pmail off-list if you have anything that will fit the bill.
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Drew, Vegas
>> '90 GL "Blackbeard"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 29, 2010, at 9:36 AM, VW Vanagon <t3vanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>
>>> Howdy Volks!
>>>
>>>>
>>>> The growing black spot under Blackbeard finally started to concern me,
>>>> so
>>>> fearing the inevitable (and given that we're at the starting line of one
>>>> of
>>>> our famous, hellish summers) I took him into the shop.
>>>> Oy....
>>>>
>>>> The list of needed repairs (some more urgent than others):
>>>>
>>>> * Head Gaskets are currently being repaired (to the tune of about
>>>> $1,800).
>>>> Saw this one coming, knew it was gonna hurt. Better now though, before
>>>> the
>>>> word "crack" comes into play....
>>>>
>>>> * P/S Pump & high side hose (need to find a used but not TOO used
>>>> replacement). Saw this one coming, too.
>>>>
>>>> * Driver's side door:
>>>> -Power window actuator
>>>> -Power door lock actuator (need to find both used, but in good shape).
>>>>
>>>> * Entire A/C assembly (TBD at some point later)
>>>> -Need to find new (but affordable) Compressor / Receiver Dryer /
>>>> Expansion
>>>> Valve.
>>>>
>>>> Been checking the usual places online, but prices aren't much better
>>>> than
>>>> just paying the shop retail for the parts (some of which they'd need to
>>>> track down anyway).
>>>>
>>>> Given the head gasket hit, I'm trying to get the repairs done as
>>>> inexpensively as possible by finding my own parts (luckily my shop is
>>>> cool
>>>> with this).
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone offer any suggestions, or maybe even HAVE some parts that fit
>>>> the
>>>> bill?
>>>>
>>>> Hope to have Blackbeard rolling again by The Fourth!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>>
>>>> Drew, Las Vegas
>>>> '90 GL "Blackbeard"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Drew, Las Vegas
>> '90 GL "Blackbeard"
>>
>
>
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Drew, Las Vegas
'90 GL "Blackbeard"
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