Date:         Tue, 31 Aug 1999 09:56:39 -0400
Reply-To:     Donald Baxter <donald.baxter@TRANSCORE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Donald Baxter <donald.baxter@TRANSCORE.COM>
Subject:      Need Vacuum hose connector part
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Hey folks,

I discovered why my van wouldn't idle with the AC running--a step down
connector for a vacuum hose has broken.  While I tried to super glue it back
together (it worked for a day), I need to find a replacement.  VW (dealer
Jim Ellis, Chamblee, Georgia, and one of the banes of my existence) so far
has been NO help--they don't even show the part in their diagrams.  This is
odd since Bentley show the part very clearly in their diagram of the vacuum
system.

If any of you have this part on a used bus (it would have to be one with AC
and power steering) and would sell me one i would be forever grateful.  This
part is for an '85 model.  There are two white switches against the back of
the passenger side of the van behind the air box--mounted on the firewall.
These switches boost the idle when the AC is on or the power steering is
turned fully to lock.  There is a "Y" hose that connects those two switches
to a larger vacuum hose and there is a connector (plastic/nylon) that
attaches that "Y" hose to a larger vacuum hose.  The connector is what i
need.  This is diagrammed on page 24.24b of the Bentley manual for the
Vanagon.

Jim Ellis VW says they'll run a search for this part for me--but if my
experience is ANY indication with them; I'll not hear from them again.  I
think they're too busy hawking New Beetles to sell parts on 15 year old VWs.


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