Hi Jeff,

That plastic part may be available if the vendor has it on their  
shelf, but AFAIK it is not yet in reman, and VW has no more in North  
America.

I burned mine up on the way home from BOTC and cooked the engine real  
good. The garage that did the repair called three suppliers looking  
for the part (including VW) and no-one had one. Then one of the locals  
called back and said they had found one at the back of a shelf.

Frank Condelli recently ordered a bunch from VW of Germany, so there  
are ways to get one but I wouldn't consider it "readily available" as  
Frank's supply is still a few weeks away from arrival.

Meanwhile I've been using my 73 aircooled as a daily driver, and I am  
really missing the power steering and hydraulic clutch!

Greg

  Quoting Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>:

> Mr. Squirrel,
>
> THis is great - however I do see one drawback to your guidelines. The
> plastic coolant tower is readily available from multiple vendors - thats a
> good thing.
>
> However, having had mine just ruin my engine I say it stays. It is a part
> that when it fails can cause MAJOR disaster.
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '90 Carat (Grover)
> '86 (We call this one Parts)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
>