Mellissa:

Try BowWow.ca - the parts you need are listed on the site at this address:

http://www.bowwow.ca/cfm/bwowfidx.cfm?PG=prts.cfm&SI=010711112739&MAKE_C=VW&
MODEL=VANAGON&YEAR=83%20TO%2085&CAT_CD=100.0

Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melissa J. Cullison" <MelissaC@TOUCHWOOD.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 12:48 PM
Subject: I'm desperate - HELP??

> Hey All
>
> Am I doomed to an entire engine replacement?  I have hundreds of hours
> invested in refurbishing this vehicle - I''d hate to have to start from
> scratch on the engine.
>
> I need a Main Bearings Set for an 85 Vanagon 1.9 Waterboxer.  It is part
> Number 025-198-461.  I'll take ANY - meaning new or used...I just need a
> complete set.  I have tried numerous vendors from the vanagon.com site,
but
> either they don't have them, they can't get them, or they assure me that
> they have them and will ship them, then weeks later I call back to find
out
> they NEVER had them.    Can anyone help me?  I assume that Desperate =
> Money$, right?  Whatever, I'm really desperate.
>
> Thanks everyone for ANY help you can offer
>
> Melissa
> 85 blue Westy MO
> as-yet-unnamed brown 85 "peachy" vanagon