I still haven't been able to find this part online -- plenty of Google
results, but leading to pages indicating "discontinued".

Part number is 251-713-263C,  supersedes 251-713-263B, 251-713-263A, 251-713-263

I think I'm going to have to get lucky at a scrap yard, but before I
get down in that November mud, any other ideas?  I would guess that
people are finding alternatives or fabricating...?

George Gaudette
'90 Automatic Westfalia full camper "Ruby"

On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 09:38:08 -0700, Dan Lamb <vanagongramps@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>I bought one to carry as a spare for our 89 auto. Can’t remember where I found it but if you put the part number in Google search it should come up. Hope this helps. Good luck
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 30, 2019, at 9:16 AM, George Gaudette <gcgaudette@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> The housing for the shifter (gear selector) cable on my '90 Westy
>> automatic (stock 3-speed) has cracked, and now my
>> previously-hard-to-shift van won't shift out of Park at all, because
>> the cable protrudes outside the housing instead of causing gear
>> selection to happen.
>>
>> My mechanic indicates he can't find the part, which he identifies as
>> "251-713-263C", and I'm not having any luck finding it at any of my
>> favorite Vanagon parts vendors (Van-Again, Go Westy!, Bus Depot...).
>> Official VW seems to indicate it's discontinued.
>>
>> Does anybody know of a suitable substitute, or someplace where I might
>> get the OEM?
>>
>> George Gaudette
>> '90 Automatic Westfalia full camper "Ruby"