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Hippie
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New Parts Source

Post by Hippie » Sun Oct 21, 2012 8:27 pm

Not VW specific, but hard to find auto parts here:
KaleCo Automotive

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Re: New Parts Source

Post by hambone » Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:09 pm

Spark Plugs
$2.99
Spark plugs are often misunderstood by most people. A spark plug's name is quite literal. They are designed to plug the line - and suppress any spark that may come through.
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Re: New Parts Source

Post by Hippie » Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:35 am

Exactly. Think how much gas we'd save if we all quit just lighting it on fire with our leaky plugs. Sheesh.

(The left handed metric screwdriver should come in handy on metric VWs too.)
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Re: New Parts Source

Post by poptop tom » Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:47 am

Sweet! I just ordered the flux capacitor and hephaestian midbass!
http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_pa ... ucts_id=32
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Re: New Parts Source

Post by Hippie » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:56 am

Awesome! See ya in 1955!
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Re: New Parts Source

Post by satchmo » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:40 am

What? No spurbing bearings?

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Re: New Parts Source

Post by tristessa » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:59 am

Where's my pilot wrench? There's some loose nuts around here that need adjustment...
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Re: New Parts Source

Post by hambone » Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:17 pm

That looks like a bus slider handle.
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Re: New Parts Source

Post by tristessa » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:18 am

it's for adjusting the nut behind the steering wheel.
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Re: New Parts Source

Post by Hippie » Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:44 am

A tire iron works for that too.
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