--- On Wed, 4/15/09, AD Felder <dieseldoofus@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: AD Felder <dieseldoofus@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
To: "Ryan Tanner" <ryanatanner@GOOGLEMAIL.COM>
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 7:42 PM

YES !
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I also have an 83 diesel westy, and just ordered this boot off of the Samba: Ad no. 735915.
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It's Parts Place, Inc.� They think it is a boot for an aircooled, but it is not.� I called and checked the part number.� I will probably order another.� These are original german made OEM parts, too.
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--- On Wed, 4/15/09, Ryan Tanner <ryanatanner@GOOGLEMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: Ryan Tanner <ryanatanner@GOOGLEMAIL.COM>
Subject: Shift Linkage Boot for 1982 Diesel Westy
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 6:23 PM

I called Bus Depot today and the part is no longer available. (at least for
them) Does anyone know of another source or of a similar rubber boot that
will work in this application?
Mine is disintegrated. Photos of the exact part are here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/1987vanagon/ShiftLinkageBoot#
Thanks, Ryan