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Subject:Re: odometer success
From:Bob Bellanca
Date:Fri, 8 Aug 1997 12:59:54 -0700

Carl,
You probably talked to George...Nice guy!
BB

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> From: Carl Krucke <ckrucke@awod.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu>
> Subject: Re: odometer success
> Date: Friday, August 08, 1997 12:11 PM
> 
> On Thu, 7 Aug 1997 09:11:37 -0700, "Bob Bellanca" <bajatrvlr@abac.com>
wrote:
> 
> >Just for the record,
> >San Diego Spedo Tach , on India St, will sell the gear. I think I paid
> >about $9 for one about 5 years ago.
> >Bob Bellanca
> 
> I just called:
> 
> Speedo-Tach San Diego Inc 
>                 1569 1st Ave 
>                 San Diego, CA 92101-3001 
>                 619-235-0314
> 
> The man I spoke with there knew just what I was talking about before I
> really described it and said to send them the old little plastic odometer
> gear as a sample and they would send back a new one, for "about 8 bucks".
> 
> I was so surprised I forgot to ask his name, and if that included S&H,
but I
> doubt it could.  Anyway, there it is.
> 
> I don't know them and have no experience or anything with them, so Caveat
> Emptor...
> 
> Carl
> 82 Vanagon (with a cracked gear (but no more lifter tap! Thanks list!))
> 86 Scirocco (with a glued gear)
> 83 GTI (with a staked shaft holding a cracked gear)
> 77 Rabbit (with an 80 Scirocco speedo with a staked shaft and glue...)
>