We have an '86 4-speed, 2WD drive van we are working on and the shifter is pretty well worn out. It will not shift into 1st and 2nd gear. At a minimum we need the two shift bushings, part number 251.711.207D. We checked with Van Cafe and Bus Depot and both places are out of stock. I do not see them on Vanagain's site, either. Does anyone know of a source?

TIA.

Craig

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From: Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 2:10:08 PM
Subject: Re: LED Refit

I tried all sorts of LED bulbs for my Westy interior and found all of
them harsh and bluish regardless of what the bulb temperature claimed
to be. I found a deal on 4 Thin-Lite 8 watt fluorescent fixtures and
bought warm white bulbs for them. The bulbs are $4 and can be found in
most hardware stores. The light is brighter than either the stock
lights or the LED bulbs I tried and I didn't need to drill any new
holes or retrofit LED strips into the old housings. They use far less
juice than the stock bulbs although they are not as thrifty as LEDs. I
have the Model 171 : http://store.solar-electric.com/tl-171.html

Jeff
On Feb 23, 2010, at 6:48 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

>>>>
>>>> The LED is a very white light, whereas the human eye is
>>>> functions best
>>>> in a yellow light, thus a conflict. This is why to me the bright
>>>> blue/white lights some people are putting on their cars are
>>>> anathema to
>>>> me. 'Should be outlawed in my opinion. But the white LED inside is
>>>> OK if
>>>> you like them. but I don't - not for reading. Again - white vs
>>>> yellow.
>>>> Even flourescents can be problematical.
>>>>
>>>> John Rodgers
>>>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>>>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>>>> Chelsea, AL
>>>> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>>>