Don�t know if you know painters grinding but if mountain states is near you
, your probably not far from painters.  Give him a call.
jimt

On 6/4/05 11:27 AM, "joe trussell" <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Just called Mountain States VW (dealer) to see if, by chance, they had some
> exhaust gaskets in stock for my 1.9...The P.O. basically bolted up the
> exhaust with no gaskets, which is causing leaks and several other issues,
> i.e. running rich, fouling the OXS sensor, etc.
> 
> The guy in their parts department could not for the life of him figure out
> what I was talking about.  He tried explaining to me that the Vanagon had a
> very "uncoventional flat motor" and that different terms and parts applied
> to it.  Huh?
> 
> After a couple of frustrating minutes of trying to explain which gaskets I
> needed, the guy says, "you know, the Vanagon is not a big seller anymore, so
> we don't generally carry a lot of parts for it.  I'd probably have to
> special order anything you'd need."
> 
> I replied, with as much restraint as I could muster, "Not a big seller?
> That is because they haven't BUILT them in fourteen years.  Can I talk to
> somebody else?"
> 
> "Uh, nope, I'm the only one here."
> 
> Frustrating.  I should have gone to the list vendors first, but this
> dealership is less than a mile from my house and I'd hope to get a bit of
> work done.  Lesson learned.
> 
> Joe T.
> Denver, CO
> '85 Wolfsburg Westy