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Subject:Re: DISTRUBUTOR FOR 91 CARAT VANAGON NEEDED
From:Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
Date:Fri, 24 Jan 1997 12:45:46 GMT

A competent machine shop can rebush the dist, even if it doesn't have
bushings to begin with.  Some of the old bosh dists were just solid
aluminum.  A guy milled mine out and put in an oilite bushing.  Was much
cheaper than new.

In reference to your message:

 >From vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu  Fri Jan 24 03:34:33 1997
 >Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 21:28:39 -0600
 >From: John Matchett <jmatchet@iu.net>
 >To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu>
 >Subject: Re: DISTRUBUTOR FOR 91 CARAT VANAGON NEEDED
 >
 >Don Gibbons wrote:
 >The dealer I talked to said that vw doesnot sell the bushings
 >seperately...maybe bosche does??
 >> 
 >
 >
 >> ======== Original Message ========
 >> I need a distributor for a 91 vanagon carat....mine has bad bushings
 >> which is causing it to miss most of the time on some cylinders
 >> ..cutting into right side of the cap contacts..while carboning up the
 >> left side....alot of new cap contact gold dust on the bottom...
 >> Does anybody have a good one to sell??
 >> 
 >> Thanks John Matchet
 >> ======== Fwd by: Don Gibbons ========
 >> Could you replace the bushings like on rabbits?
 >

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Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Engineering Services, W2 F3 5
7025 Kit Creek Road  PO Box 14987
Research Triangle Park,  North Carolina  27709
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