> Finally I got some of the standard 2.1l Main Bearings for the Vanagon.
> These things have been out of stock forever.  I would advise anyone
> who is even thinking about rebuilding your Vanagon within the next year
>  to buy a set now as who knows when I will be able to get more.

I have these available too, for the same price.  It seems Kolbenschmidt has
finally resumed shipping, as all of the wholesale suppliers seem to be
getting them at once.  I will also have 10 over bearings very soon, as they
are also available again.

Availability may be tight for a short time, to fill backed-up demand (I only
have about a dozen sets myself at the moment).  But personally, I see no
reason to expect an ongoing problem once the pipeline completely fills up,
at least for the forseeable future.  They didn't resume production just so
they could make a few hundred sets and stop again. I do know a couple of
distributors who got hundreds of sets (although their prices are too high,
and probably will remain so until it occurs to them that everybody else got
them too. :-)  So while I'd advise you to move quickly if you need them soon
(before the first shipment's gone), I'm not sure I concur with Ken that it's
neccessary to stockpile for projects that are a year down the road.  Of
course, no one can predict the future, so don't hold me to it.  : -)

Part number 025 198 461A  .  Our website doesn't update for a couple more
days so it won't be back on there 'til sometime over the weekend or Monday,
but in the meantime you can order toll-free.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  (215) 234-VWVW
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