Sounds weird to me Roger.
the first thing I'd go for is *getting the part number* !
Often when I get a VW parts person to look up a part...........even if I'm not going to buy it because it's too expensive or whatever......
I'll ask them for the part #.
Then, as I ask other dealers about that part........I just give 'em the number........and they can tell me price and availability.
I'll tell you who's really good...........
Guildford Motors in Surry BC.
I have been dealing with them for about 20 years.........the absolute sharpest parts people I've ever found ( no problems with 'our' Rennie though, of course ) .
Most VW dealer parts depts. are kinda lame, sorry to say.  My local one is a joke pretty much in the parts dept. I have to go down there and help them look up most things.

also.....you say 'vw dealer' .........yet a part on an injection pump sounds like a Bosch part to me..........which is a whole other world, one I don't know that much about ...........where to get individual Bosch parts.........though I'm sure they're available at the right places online. I even have a fine running injection pump that just needs some new seals.  Guess I'll be working on getting those small parts one of these days.

but .........when you get a parts person to look up a part........always ask them for the part number too...........that piece of info can be very useful.
hope you get 'er fixed .

hey ......price of fuel is WAY down !
Is yours ? 
Locally for regular we're down to $ 2,75 to 2.89 US per US gallon. from a high in the 4 dollar area not that many months ago.
I think I saw diesel at $ 3.65 US per US gallon, still pretty high.
Everyone thinks it's due to our elections about to happen.............they make the gas price low to keep people happy for a while..........they figure 'they'll' jack the price right back up.
Are you guys in Canada seeing these same low prices now, or are you going down to Bellingham to fill up ?
Scott
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Roger Whittaker 
  To: Vanagon ; all listees 
  Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 9:28 PM
  Subject: [WetWesties] well this was a new one on me .. maybe old hat maybe the way it is

  dear vanagoners

  our westie has a fuel enrichment actuator on the diesel pump
  a few weeks ago the T part broke off ..
  so this week in victoria bc i stopped at a vw specality repair shop
  the yard was cluttered with many junked westies and other vanagon / bays and
  etc
  the guy who ran the shop knew immediately-- what part i sought --
  he called the local vw dealer to check availability-- really i stopped
  there cause i thought it would exist in the parts pile --

  he talked for some timer on the phone then said -- i had to go to the vw
  dealer and present my F1 import form before i could access parts through the
  dealer
  especially if my vehicle was zzz in the vin ---
  i laughed ... we are third owner ... although we have a large quaity of OEM
  paper work ...
  i am unsure if this elusive form 1 is part of it ...
  so whats the scoop ...
  has any other canadian who has imported a vanagon from europe heard of this
  ...
  thanks for imput ...
  yours
  -- 
  roger w
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