Matt -

Get 'em from the Dealer.  032-121-142.  Made outa plastic these days and
used on almost all the current water cooled VWs.  A whopping 38 cents each.
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On 4/3/07, Matt Roberds <mattroberds@cox.net> wrote:
>
> Hello all!
>
> Thanks for the advice on the missing cooling system parts on the '87 GL
> (2.1L wasserboxer) my friend was thinking of buying.  He ended up buying
> it and has some of the missing parts on order.  The one piece that neither
> of us can find, so far, are the spring clips that hold the two temperature
> sensors onto the thermostat housing.  The sensors are hanging from the
> harness and he has the O-rings on order, but no clips.  From the parts
> catalogs, they look like a U-shaped piece of wire, maybe 2" tall x 1"
> wide (5 cm x 2.5 cm).  I might be able to fake it temporarily with some
> solid copper wire or maybe a coat hanger, but it would be nice to have
> the right parts.
>
> Does anyone have a source for these clips?  Thanks!
>
> Matt Roberds