Thank you for all who replied on this topic.  GoWesty Used Parts was
able to find one for me.

Best,
George

On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 1:32 PM George Gaudette <gcgaudette@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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"