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Subject:Re: Other groups - a better one? - gasp!
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Tue, 9 Nov 2010 20:19:21 -0800

I have a guide pin or two for early shift linkage if anyone needs one.

Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: Other groups - a better one? - gasp!

Jim,

We are reading and selectively responding.

BenT

On Nov 9, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> wrote:

> David and Ben must both be on vacation.... This feels a bit like the
> original Vanagon List ®.
>
> The guide pin for an '82 is NOT NLA, it's just no longer available
> commercially new.  I have a spare in my tool box if you really need one.
> I suspect that Daryl has a few too. I'd be happy to send it on if you
> really need it. I think BD has the plastic 'bearing' that goes on the
> guide. At least they used to....
>
> (Now the boots that are supposed to cover all that stuff, that's NLA!
> Bicycle inner tube pieces and tie wire works in a pinch.)
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim
>
> On Nov 9, 2010, at 9:19 AM, Mark L. Hineline wrote:
>
>> I'm willing to bet that somewhere in the archives it says that the
>> guide pin for the early shift linkage is NLA. Certainly you're not
>> going to find it anywhere unless you end up at your website.