In a message dated 96-07-15 12:18:58 EDT, estevens@dolphin.upenn.edu writes:

>PO was in Florida, west of Orlando, when he got the plastic piece that 
>extended the useful life of the original hatch openers.  I cannot find a 
>suitable replacement anywhere.  Anyone have a source for this piece which 
>bolts onto the metal rod and has a 5 inch plastic piece that you press 
>against the rod and lower the hatch until the top piece of the hatch 
>opener is stopped.  Should sell for less that $10.
>

I've bought these from JCWhitney before and have seen them for sale at
Walmart.  They're about $5.00-$7.00 each and come with a little hacksaw blade
to trim the prop to the right length.

Jim Davis
87 GL Syncro
88 GL Wolfsburg